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. 4.4 Sargasso Sea An understanding helps one decide what governmental policies to support Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States If it were a country Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world and the 58th most populous as of 2018 in 2017 Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684 ranking 26th in the nation the unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% and ranked as the 18th in the United States Florida exports nearly $55 billion in goods made in the state the 8th highest among all states the Miami Metropolitan Area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $345 billion as of 2017 This is more than twice the number of the next metro area the Tampa Bay Area which has a GDP of $145 billion Florida is home to 51 of the world's billionaires with most of them residing in South Florida; High schools (open to all Downtown residents): Education Bay Harbor Islands Student activities Key Biscayne Alligators have created a niche in wet prairies With their claws and snouts they dig at low spots and create ponds free of vegetation that remain submerged throughout the dry season Alligator holes are integral to the survival of aquatic invertebrates turtles fish small mammals and birds during extended drought periods the alligators then feed upon some of the animals that come to the hole. . . Main article: Florida Reef 2 Twentieth century Beneath the plain lies the Biscayne Aquifer a natural underground source of fresh water that extends from southern Palm Beach County to Florida Bay it comes closest to the surface around the cities of Miami Springs and Hialeah Most of the Miami metropolitan area obtains its drinking water from the Biscayne Aquifer As a result of the aquifer it is not possible to dig more than 15 to 20 ft (5 to 6 m) beneath the city without hitting water which impedes underground construction though some underground parking garages exist for this reason the mass transit systems in and around Miami are elevated or at-grade; As rain continued to fall the slightly acidic rainwater dissolved the limestone as limestone wore away the groundwater came into contact with the land surface and created a massive wetland ecosystem Although the region appears flat weathering of the limestone created slight valleys and plateaus in some areas These plateaus rise and fall only a few inches but on the subtle South Florida topography these small variations affect both the flow of water and the types of vegetation that can take hold. (24.8) 78.9 1.1 Beginnings (1800s) Three Lakes, Calusa and Tequesta Cuisine, Salinity The British divided and consolidated the Florida provinces (Las Floridas) into East Florida and West Florida a division the Spanish government kept after the brief British period the British government gave land grants to officers and soldiers who had fought in the French and Indian War in order to encourage settlement in order to induce settlers to move to Florida reports of its natural wealth were published in England a large number of British settlers who were described as being "energetic and of good character" moved to Florida mostly coming from South Carolina Georgia and England There was also a group of settlers who came from the colony of Bermuda This would be the first permanent English-speaking population in what is now Duval County Baker County St Johns County and Nassau County the British built good public roads and introduced the cultivation of sugar cane indigo and fruits as well as the export of lumber.

1970 56.9% 984,305 43.1% 746,243 Green Library Pinecrest S Defense of Florida's northern border with the United States was minor during the second Spanish period the region became a haven for escaped slaves and a base for Indian attacks against U.S territories and the U.S pressed Spain for reform. Tri-Rail fare zone boundary SR 878 (Snapper Creek Expressway): SR 874/Kendall to U.S Route 1/Pinecrest & South Miami. Airlines Destinations Wellington Growth of urban areas. .