The land, climate and living things around us are known as the ____________.
What is the environment?
100
A hostile tribe in SW Florida, known for their shell middens.
Who are the Calusa?
100
This person founded the railroad line along Florida’s east coast, connecting St. Augustine to Daytona Beach and on to Palm Beach, in the late 1800s.
Who is Henry Flagler?
100
It is laid down by a mollusk in order to create its shell.
What is calcium carbonate?
100
When attempting to identify birds there are 6 clues. They are: ____________, distinctive marks, bill types, behavior, habitat and _____________.
What is "body type" and "voice"?
200
A land mass that is surrounded by water on three sides is called a ___________.
What is a peninsula?
200
A northern Florida tribe who lived at Mission San Luis; many became Christians.
Who are the Appalachee?
200
This future President led the first US Volunteer Calvary out of Tampa in preparation for the Spanish-American war which was fought in Cuba.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
200
The official name given to a shell collector.
What is a conchologist?
300
An area where ships can load and unload cargo is known as a ____.
What is a port?
300
A confederation of tribes in NE Florida; they lived in longhouses.
Who are the Timicua?
300
This important military installation was established in 1935 as a gunnery and bombing site, and soon became the primary testing base for aircraft and weapons as well as a training ground for fighter pilots during WWII.
What is Eglin AFB?
300
The hardened remains or imprints of ancient animals and plants.
What is a fossil?
400
The two bodies of water surrounding Florida are?
What two states are on the northern boundary of Florida?
What is the Gulf of Mexico on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Georgia and Alabama.
400
A tribe in SE Florida who served manatee to their chiefs.
Who are the Tequesta?
400
This national program launched Florida’s economy and brought worldwide recognition to the state in 1958.
What is NASA or what is the space program?
400
The most abundant marine fossil in Florida.
What is a shark's tooth?
400
Would a large bird with a large hooked bill and talons most likely be a perching bird, wading bird or raptor?
What is a raptor?
500
Name two common types of severe storms that happen in Florida, both are very dangerous.
What are tornadoes and hurricanes?
500
A peaceful tribe in western Florida; they built an adz from a branch and a shell.
Who are the Tocobaga?
500
Florida’s leads the United States in production of this agricultural crop.
What is citrus, or what are oranges?
500
The three elements of fossilization are: water in right amounts, suitable minerals, and _________________.