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. The Mayaimis built ceremonial and village earthwork mounds around Lake Okeechobee similar to those of the Mississippian culture and earlier mound builders Fort Center is in the area occupied by the Mayaimis in historic times They dug many canals as other earthworks to use as pathways for their canoes the dugout canoes were a platform type with shovel-shaped ends resembling those used in Central America and the West Indies rather than the pointed-end canoes used by other peoples in the southeastern United States. . As a result of climate change there have been small numbers of several new species normally native to cooler areas to the north: snowy owls snow buntings harlequin ducks and razorbills These have been seen in the northern part of the state. 21% Eventually the water from Lake Okeechobee and the Big Cypress makes its way to the ocean Mangrove trees are well adapted to the transitional zone of brackish water where fresh and salt water meet the estuarine ecosystem of the Ten Thousand Islands which is comprised almost completely of mangrove forests covers almost 200,000 acres (810 km2) in the wet season fresh water pours out into Florida Bay and sawgrass begins to grow closer to the coastline in the dry season and particularly in extended periods of drought the salt water creeps inland into the coastal prairie an ecosystem that buffers the freshwater marshes by absorbing sea water Mangrove trees begin to grow in fresh water ecosystems when the salt water goes far enough inland, Main article: Transportation in South Florida.

2004 47.1% 3,583,544 52.1% 3,964,522, The influence of Cuban culture and music history on the music of South Florida is undeniable the 1997 hit album Buena Vista Social Club was performed by a group featuring former stars of the Havana nightclub scene it won a Grammy became a hit and was listed in 2003 by Rolling Stone magazine as #260 in the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 1940 267,739 87.3% From 1858 to 1896 only a handful of families made their homes in the Miami area Those that did lived in small settlements along Biscayne Bay the first of these settlements formed at the mouth of the Miami River and was variously called Miami Miamuh and Fort Dallas Foremost among the Miami River settlers were the Brickells William Brickell had previously lived in Cleveland Ohio California and Australia where he met his wife Mary in 1870 Brickell bought land on the south bank of the river the Brickells and their children operated a trading post and post office on their property for the rest of the 19th century! Miami Florida Business directory, Another celebrated event is the Miami International Film Festival taking place every year for 10 days around the first week of March during which independent international and American films are screened across the city Miami has over a half dozen independent film theaters, Greater Miami is split into two separate television/radio markets: the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market serves Miami-Dade Broward and the Florida Keys the West Palm Beach market serves Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast region! (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 11.9% 15.4% 57.9%, Miami Florida Business directory Knowing how other businesses operate and what might or might not be social taboos. 5 Economy In 2017 Florida became the United States' eighth largest exporter of trade goods Florida's top countries for export are Brazil Canada Mexico Germany and Colombia in 2017 Florida became the United States' tenth largest importer of trade goods Florida imported US$75.4 billion worth of goods globally in 2017 the value of Florida's imports equals 3.2% of United States' overall imported products for 2017 Florida's top countries for imports are China Mexico Canada Germany and France. 1 Miami Miami-Dade 362,470 399,457 470,914 +17.89% Treasure hunters from the Bahamas and the Keys came to South Florida to hunt for treasure from the ships that ran aground on the treacherous Great Florida reef some of whom accepted Spanish land offers along the Miami River at about the same time the Seminole Indians arrived along with a group of runaway slaves in 1825 the Cape Florida Lighthouse was built on nearby Key Biscayne to warn passing ships of the dangerous reefs, New River Invertebrates: carpenter ants termites American cockroach Africanized bees the Miami blue butterfly and the grizzled mantis, To achieve success in penetrating a foreign market and remaining profitable efforts must be directed towards the planning and execution of Phase I the use of conventional SWOT analysis market research and cultural research will give a firm appropriate tools to reduce risk of failure abroad Risks that arise from poor planning include: large expenses in marketing administration and product development (with no sales); disadvantages derived from local or federal laws of a foreign country lack of popularity because of a saturated market vandalism of physical property due to instability of country; etc There are also cultural risks when entering a foreign market Lack of research and understanding of local customs can lead to alienation of locals and brand dissociation Strategic risks can be defined as the uncertainties and untapped opportunities embedded in your strategic intent and how well they are executed as such they are key matters for the board and impinge on the whole business rather than just an isolated unit.