Ecology of South Florida (EVR 3013) LECTURE 2

FLORIDA GEOGRAPHY II

**THE FERTILE PARADISE**
	Y por dar mejor aviso		And in order to better describe it
	quiero contar la grandeza		I wish to tell of the expanse,
	la hermosa y belleza		of the beauty and loveliness
	deste fértil paraiso:		of this fertile paradise
	su gente y naturaleza.		Of its people and its nature.
	Es un nuevo mudo lleno		It is a new world
	de deleites y frescuras		full of charms and comely
	con muy diversa pinturas		with many diverse colors,
	prado florido y ameno		a flowered and delightful meadow
	con aves de mil hechuras		with birds of a thousand kinds.

Bartolomé de Flores (1571)[in Jones and Sullivan 1995]

HANDOUTS:

County Statistics,
Communities,
Southern Florida Physiographic map.

I. PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS

A. Everglades Basin

B. Taylor Slough

C. Shark River Slough

D. Big Cypress

E. Lake Wales Ridge

F. Atlantic Coastal Ridge

G. Miami Rock Ridge

H. Biscayne Bay

I. Card Sound

J. Florida Bay

K. Cape Sable

L. Cape Florida

M. Ten Thousand Islands

N. Charlotte Harbor

O. Lake Okeechobee

P. Caloosahatchee River

Q. Kissimmee River

R. Atlantic Ocean

S. Gulf of Mexico

II. COUTIES OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA

A. Broward (Ft. Lauderdale)

B. Charlotte (Punta Gorda)

C. Collier (E. Naples)

D. Dade (Miami)

E. De Soto (Arcadia)

F. Hardee (Wauchula)

G. Highlands (Sebring)

H. Lee (Ft. Myers)

I. Martin (Bradenton)

J. Martin (Stuart)

K. Monroe (Key West)

L. Okeechobee (Okeechobee)

M. Palm Beach (West Palm Beach)

N. Sarasota (Sarasota)

O. St. Lucie (Ft. Pierce)

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