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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. Miami Florida Business directory, The underlying bedrock or limestone of the Everglades basin affects the hydroperiod or how long an area within the region stays flooded throughout the year Longer hydroperiods are possible in areas that were submerged beneath seawater for longer periods of time while the geology of Florida was forming More water is held within the porous ooids and limestone than older types of rock that spent more time above sea level a hydroperiod of ten months or more fosters growth of sawgrass whereas a shorter hydroperiod of six months or less promotes beds of periphyton a growth of algae and other microscopic organisms There are only two types of soil in the Everglades peat and marl Where there are longer hydroperiods peat builds up over hundreds or thousands of years due to many generations of decaying plant matter Where periphyton grows the soil develops into marl which is more calcitic in composition, 2.1 Early history Religion The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative body consisting of 13 members elected from single-member districts Members are elected to serve four-year terms and elections of members are staggered the Board chooses a Chairperson who presides over the Commission as well as appoints the members of its legislative committees the Board has a wide array of powers to enact legislation create departments and regulate businesses operating within the County it also has the power to override the Mayor's veto with a two-thirds vote. Historical population Everglades Global concentration: many MNEs share and overlap markets with a limited number of other corporations in the same industry, In 2011 there were about 9,000 retail gas stations in the state Floridians consumed 21 million gallons of gasoline daily in 2011 ranking it third in national use behind California and Texas Motorists have the 45th lowest rate of car insurance in the U.S 24% are uninsured, History 1 Etymology Since then the Latin and Caribbean-friendly atmosphere in Miami has made it a popular destination for tourists and immigrants from all over the world It is the third-biggest immigration port in the country after New York City and Los Angeles in addition large immigrant communities have settled in Miami from around the globe including Europe Africa and Asia the majority of Miami's European immigrant communities are recent immigrants many living in the city seasonally with a high disposable income. Main article: Sports in Florida See also: Mariel boatlift, 12.6 Festivals and events The Student Government contains five separate governing councils- the Student Programming Council the Council for Student Organizations which represents the over 200 or more student clubs and organizations the Homecoming Council Black Student Union and Panther Power the student spirit group the Panther Power group can be seen in all Golden Panthers athletic events along with the Golden Panthers Band the Golden Dazzlers dance team and the Golden Panthers cheerleaders in 2004 MTV's Campus Invasion Tour was held at FIU bringing numerous bands such as Hoobastank to FIU. 1964 56.1% 933,554 41.3% 686,297 13 See also As of 2010 those of African ancestry accounted for 16.0% of Florida's population which includes African Americans Out of the 16.0% 4.0% (741,879) were West Indian or Afro-Caribbean American During the early 1900s black people made up nearly half of the state's population in response to segregation disfranchisement and agricultural depression many African Americans migrated from Florida to northern cities in the Great Migration in waves from 1910 to 1940 and again starting in the later 1940s They moved for jobs better education for their children and the chance to vote and participate in society by 1960 the proportion of African Americans in the state had declined to 18% Conversely large numbers of northern whites moved to the state.[citation needed] Today large concentrations of black residents can be found in northern and central Florida Aside from blacks descended from African slaves brought to the southern U.S. there are also large numbers of blacks of West Indian recent African and Afro-Latino immigrant origins especially in the Miami/South Florida area. 2006 45.1% 2,178,289 52.2% 2,519,845 In 1999 the Barry University School of Law was established in Orlando Florida Barry University's law school is named the Dwayne O Andreas School of Law. . Independence 7,214 0.50% Tourism 9 Notes Humans arrived in the Florida peninsula approximately 15,000 years ago Paleo-Indians came to Florida probably following large game that included giant sloths saber-toothed cats and spectacled bears They found an arid landscape that supported plants and animals adapted for desert conditions However 6,500 years ago climate changes brought a wetter landscape; large animals became extinct in Florida and the Paleo-Indians slowly adapted and became the Archaic peoples They conformed to the environmental changes and created many tools with the various resources available During the Late Archaic period the climate became wetter again and approximately 3000 BCE the rise of water tables allowed an increase in population and cultural activity Florida Indians developed into three distinct but similar cultures that were named for the bodies of water near where they were located: Okeechobee Caloosahatchee and Glades, 1950 2,771,305 46.1% 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.

White Non-Hispanic: 31.1% [1,887,819], Traveling to Work: 79% of Miami area workers drove to work alone in 2005 10% carpooled 4% took public transportation and 4% used other means the remaining 3% worked at home Among those who commuted to work it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work. School populations had flourished throughout most of the 1960s and 70s but in the late 70s a teacher walk-out forced a sudden drop in school population ending rampant overcrowding and forcing the closing of 11 schools the sudden drop didn't last very long as students who had left the school system for private schools began to return by the mid-1980s, 9 References (178) 4.02 Orlando: Orlando is served by the SunRail commuter train which runs on a 32 miles (51 km) (61 miles (98 km) when complete) line including four stops in downtown Lynx bus serves the greater Orlando area in Orange Seminole and Osceola counties, 12 Cultural institutions Family The Brickell Financial District in Miami contains the largest concentration of international banks in the United States. Downtown skyline circa 1930s with the Florida East Coast Railway passenger train station and the Dade County Courthouse in the foreground, As part of the massive PortMiami redevelopment program new ultramodern cruise terminals roadways and parking garages have been constructed Additionally a new gantry crane dock and container storage yards have been constructed along with the electrification of the gantry crane docks to include the conversion of several cranes has been completed in addition the Port acquired two state-of-the-art super post-panamax gantry cranes which are amongst the largest in the world; able to load and unload 22 container (8 foot wide each) or nearly 200 foot wide mega container ships This along with the planned Deep Dredge Project would make it possible for PortMiami to facilitate even the future largest containerships in the world the Maersk Triple E Class the new and restructured roadway system with new lighting landscaping and signage greets visitors to the 'Cruise Capital of the World and Cargo Gateway of the Americas' the roadways will change again with the completion of the PortMiami Tunnel And to enhance cargo port accessibility the newly constructed Security Gates opened at the end of 2006 to increase the processing rate for container trucks and help eliminate the daily traffic backups, Initially most residents wanted to name the city "Flagler" However Henry Flagler was adamant that the new city would not be named after him So on July 28 1896 the City of Miami named after the Miami River was incorporated with 502 voters including 100 registered black voters the blacks provided the primary labor force for the building of Miami.[citation needed] Clauses in land deeds confined blacks to the northwest section of Miami which became known as "Colored Town" (today's Overtown).