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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. Tampa Bay Area, Occupational Therapy 75 Princeton Two catastrophic hurricanes in 1926 and 1928 caused Lake Okeechobee to breach its levees killing thousands of people the government began to focus on the control of floods rather than drainage the Okeechobee Flood Control District was created in 1929 financed by both state and federal funds President Herbert Hoover toured the towns affected by the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane and ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to assist the communities surrounding the lake Between 1930 and 1937 a dike 66 miles (106 km) long was built around the southern edge of the lake Control of the Hoover Dike and the waters of Lake Okeechobee were delegated to federal powers: the United States declared legal limits of the lake to between 14 and 17 feet (4.3 and 5.2 m) a massive canal was also constructed 80 feet (24 m) wide and 6 feet (1.8 m) deep through the Caloosahatchee River; whenever the lake rose too high the excess water left through the canal More than $20 million was spent on the entire project Sugarcane production soared after the dike and canal were built the populations of the small towns surrounding the lake jumped from 3,000 to 9,000 after World War II. Climate On February 22 2008 the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust re-opened the park to the public Today it is known as an ecological treasure which contains the largest mangrove wetland in the state Historic landmarks such as the bathhouse concession stand carousel house train tunnel and picnic pavilions have all been renovated and opened for public use the beach is open for wading only, Consulates Hard Rock Stadium home of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL and plays host to the Miami Hurricanes, In 2003 the controversial Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiation occurred it was a proposed agreement to reduce trade barriers while increasing intellectual property rights During the 2003 meeting in Miami the Free Trade Area of the Americas was met by heavy opposition from anti-corporatization and anti-globalization protests! . Presidents Presidents 2.6 College of Law, Asian 1.0% 1.5% 2.4% From 1952 to 1964 most voters were registered Democrats but the state voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election except for 1964 the following year Congress passed and President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 providing for oversight of state practices and enforcement of constitutional voting rights for African Americans and other minorities in order to prevent the discrimination and disenfranchisement that had excluded most of them for decades from the political process, Economy National protected areas 5 Notes (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 11.9% 15.4% 57.9%. There were 800 federal corruption convictions from 1988 to 2007 more than any other state.

First Coast See also: Law of Florida 2 Facilities 5 Student enrollment. (113) 8.70 As of 2016 a total of 73% of Miami's population age five and over spoke a language other than English at home Of this 73% 64.5% of the population only spoke Spanish at home while 21.1% of the population spoke English at home About 7% spoke other Indo-European languages at home while about 0.9% spoke Asian languages or Pacific Islander languages/Oceanic languages at home the remaining 0.7% of the population spoke other languages at home, Unlike a consolidated city-county where the city and county governments merge into a single entity these two entities are separate Instead there are two "tiers" or levels of government: city and county There are 34 municipalities in the county the City of Miami being the largest. 21% Miami Florida Business directory, Est 2018 6,198,782 11.4% 4.1 Importance of language and cultural studies Alvah H Chapman Graduate School of Business. Miami Florida Business directory, A local producer and noise-artist from the Miami Rock Scene Rat Bastard has recently been celebrated in a rock opera entitled "Hearing Damage (aka the Rat Opera)" the Rat Opera written by local performers Brian Franklin and Rob Elba features Rene Alvarez playing the part of Rat Rat co-founded the group to Live and Shave in L.A in 1993, The Miami Intermodal Center is a massive transportation hub servicing Metrorail Amtrak Tri-Rail Metrobus Greyhound Lines taxis rental cars MIA Mover private automobiles bicycles and pedestrians adjacent to Miami International Airport Miami Intermodal Center was completed in 2010 and is serving about 150,000 commuters and travelers in the Miami area Phase I of Miami Central Station was completed in 2012 and the Tri-Rail part of Phase II was completed in 2015 but the construction of the Amtrak part remains delayed. 1.1 16th to 18th centuries: Early Spanish settlement (21.6) 74.0. The Historic Call-Collins House the Grove is an antebellum plantation house built in the 1840s in Tallahassee Florida, A 2013 Gallup poll indicated that 47% of the residents agreed that Florida was the best state to live in Results in other states ranged from a low of 18% to a high of 77%, Transportation The free MIA Mover connects the airport with the Miami Intermodal Center where the car rental facility and bus terminal has relocated the MIC also houses the airport Metrorail station and Tri-Rail terminal.