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Lamme and Oldakowski identify several demographic political and cultural elements that characterize South Florida and distinguish it from other areas of the state Many of its differences appear to be driven by its proportionately higher level of migration from the northern U.S states and from the Caribbean and Latin America particularly in the densely populated Miami area Politically South Florida is more liberal than the rest of the state While less than 10% of people in either North or Central Florida felt their area was liberal over a third of South Floridians described their region as such 38% characterized the area as conservative; 26% as moderate This tracks with South Florida's demographics and Lamme and Oldakowski's findings parallel Barney Warf and Cynthia Waddell's research on Florida's political geography during the 2000 Presidential election the economy in South Florida is very similar to that in Central Florida Compared to the more diversified economy in North Florida tourism is by far the most significant industry in South and Central Florida with a much smaller but vibrant agricultural industry. (22.1) 65.4 According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center Christianity is the most prevalently practiced religion in Miami (68%) with 39% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant and 27% professing Roman Catholic beliefs followed by Judaism (8%); Islam Buddhism Hinduism and a variety of other religions have smaller followings; atheism or no self-identifying organized religious affiliation was practiced by 24%, 2 La Florida Temple Israel of Greater Miami, 5.4 Cypress The Miami metropolitan area consists of three distinct metropolitan divisions subdividing the region into three divisions according to the region's three counties: Miami-Dade County Broward County and Palm Beach County. . Brazilian pepper or Florida holly (Schinus terebinthifolius) has also wreaked havoc on the Everglades exhibiting a tendency to spread rapidly and to crowd out native species of plants as well as to create inhospitable environments for native animals It is especially difficult to eradicate and is readily propagated by birds which eat its small red berries the Brazilian pepper problem is not exclusive to the Everglades; neither is the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) which is a widespread problem in Florida's waterways a major threat to endemic species and is difficult and costly to eradicate the Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) may be causing the most harm to restoration as it blankets areas thickly making it impossible for animals to pass through it also climbs up trees and creates "fire ladders" allowing parts of the trees to burn that would otherwise remain unharmed. ! Thousands of years before Europeans arrived a large portion of south east Florida including the area where Miami Florida exists today was inhabited by Tequestas the Tequesta (also Tekesta Tegesta Chequesta Vizcaynos) Native American tribe at the time of first European contact occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated by the middle of the 18th century Miami is named after the Mayaimi a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.

. Miami Florida Business directory, Invertebrates: carpenter ants termites American cockroach Africanized bees the Miami blue butterfly and the grizzled mantis, With the rise of sea levels that occurred during the Pleistocene approximately 17,000 years ago the runoff of water from Lake Okeechobee slowed and created the vast marshland that is now known as the Everglades Slower runoff also created an accumulation of almost 18 feet (5.5 m) of peat in the area the presence of such peat deposits dated to about 5,000 years ago is evidence that widespread flooding had occurred by then. Main article: FIU Panthers Downtown Miami is an urban city center based around the Central Business District of Miami Florida United States in addition to the central business district the area also consists of the Brickell Financial District Historic District Government Center Arts & Entertainment District and Park West the neighborhood is divided by the Miami River and is bordered by Midtown (Edgewater and Wynwood) to the north Biscayne Bay to the east Civic Center and Overtown to the west and Coconut Grove to the south; In March 1980 the first black Dade County schools superintendent Dr Johnny L Jones was convicted on grand theft charges linked to gold-plated plumbing His conviction was overturned on appeal and on July 3 1986 the state attorney Janet Reno announced that Jones would not be retried on these charges However in a separate case he was convicted on misdemeanor charges of soliciting perjury and witness tampering and received a two-year jail sentence, In 1975 school boundaries were created forcing students to attend the schools located within their respective areas This law allowed for any student to attend the closest school regardless of race or ethnicity, Another major economic engine in Florida is the United States military There are 24 military bases in the state housing three Unified Combatant Commands; United States Central Command in Tampa United States Southern Command in Doral and United States Special Operations Command in Tampa Some 109,390 U.S military personnel stationed in Florida contributing directly and indirectly $52 billion a year to the state's economy! Transportation Geology Miami Art Deco District, ARWU 401-500 10 Education Florida leads the United States in tornadoes per area (when including waterspouts) but they do not typically reach the intensity of those in the Midwest and Great Plains Hail often accompanies the most severe thunderstorms. Map displaying a looping line with arrows indicating that water flows eastward in the far Southern ocean angling north east of Australia turning sough after passing Alaska then crossing the mid-Pacific to flow north of Australia continuing west below Africa then turning northwest until reaching eastern Canada then angling east to southern Europe then finally turning south just below Greenland and flowing down the Americas' eastern coast and resuming its flow eastward to complete the circle, Arts & Entertainment District Brickell Coconut Grove Coral Way Downtown Miami Edgewater Midtown Miami Park West and the Upper Eastside.