Florida Landforms - Miami Arts Charter

Florida

Landforms Mr. Perez

Important Vocabulary

• Limestone

• Ridge

Florida Fun Facts

• No matter where you are in Florida, you’re never more than 110 km from salt water

• About 25 million years ago Florida was completely underwater

• Many of the landforms on Florida are due to changing sea levels

Limestone

• The Florida peninsula sits on a huge limestone platform

• Limestone is a type of sedimentary rock formed from the

remains of tiny sea animals

• Today, more of the Florida peninsula sits above sea level

than it did 5 millions years ago

• A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water on three

sides

Landform Regions

Landform Regions

• The three main landform regions in Florida are

1. Northern highlands- gently sloping plateaus

2. Central highlands- long ridges

3. Coastal lowlands- dunes, beaches, and wetlands

Landforms Across Florida

• Over millions of years, erosion and deposition have

shaped Florida’s landscape.

• Landforms in Florida include:

• Rivers

• Hills and ridges

• Coastal features

• Lakes

• Wetlands

Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyqDlcs7Jzg&list=P

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References

• Pearson Interactive Science Course 1 Chapter 4.5

• Google Images