ADM2 Exhibits & Displays

The area from Orlando to the tip of the Florida peninsula was at one point a single drainage unit When rainfall exceeded the capacity of Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River floodplain it spilled over and flowed in a southwestern direction to empty into Florida Bay Prior to urban and agricultural development in Florida the Everglades began at the southern edge of Lake Okeechobee and flowed for approximately 100 miles (160 km) emptying into the Gulf of Mexico the limestone shelf is wide and slightly angled instead of having a narrow deep channel characteristic of most rivers the vertical gradient from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay is about 2 inches (5.1 cm) per mile creating an almost 60-mile (97 km) wide expanse of river that travels about half a mile (0.8 km) a day This slow movement of a broad shallow river is known as sheetflow and gives the Everglades its nickname River of Grass Water leaving Lake Okeechobee may require months or years to reach its final destination Florida Bay the sheetflow travels so slowly that water is typically stored from one wet season to the next in the porous limestone substrate the ebb and flow of water has shaped the land and every ecosystem in South Florida throughout the Everglades' estimated 5,000 years of existence the motion of water defines plant communities and how animals adapt to their habitats and food sources. 8.2 Culture and wildlife 7.4 Atlantic World, Florida Grand Opera Miami Main article: Miami-Dade Transit!

7.4 Atlantic World 1.5 20th- and 21st-century growth Occupations and Type of Employer: Among the most common occupations were: 32% were management professional and related occupations 30% were sales and office occupations 18% were service occupations 11% were construction extraction maintenance and repair occupations and 9% were production transportation and material moving occupations 81% of the people employed were Private wage and salary workers; 12% were Federal state or local government workers; and 7% were Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers. . Education The age distribution is 21.9% under the age of 18 9.9% from 18 to 24 28.6% from 25 to 44 25.6% from 45 to 64 and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older the median age was 38.2 years for every 100 females there were 93.8 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.0 males, Estimated numbers of Calusa at the beginning of the Spanish occupation ranged from 4,000 to 7,000 the society declined in power and population; by 1697 their number was estimated to be about 1,000 in the early 18th century the Calusa came under attack from the Yamasee to the north They asked the Spanish for refuge in Cuba where almost 200 died of illness Soon they were relocated again to the Florida Keys. .