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¡Exprésate!Level 1
Chapter 8 Geoculture
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Language - Spanish
9th Grade
02/27/2009

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Population of Florida
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15,982,378 or aprox. 16,000,000
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Capital of Florida
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Tallahassee
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Area of the state of Florida
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58,664 square miles or 151,939 square km
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Monitary unit used in Florida
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US dollars
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Major economies
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manufacturing, turismo, citrus products, commercial fishing, electroics and commerce with Latin American Countries.
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What is the major export of Florida
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Citrus products
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When and by whom were oranges brought to Florida
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In the XVI century by the spanish explorers
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What is the major city of Florida that is only 366 km from Havana, Cuba
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Miami
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Where do the young people spend most of thier time in Florida?
Definition
the beaches
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What is the name of the park in Florida that has both aligators and caimans?
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The Everglades
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Where is the Kennedy space station?
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Cape Canaveral
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What refuge is next to Cape Canaveral?
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El Refugio de Fauna de la Isla Merritt
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What connects the Florida Keys to the mainland?
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The famous Puente de Bahia Honda
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What is the distric in Miami that is known for its Cuban population?
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La Pequina Habana-Little Havana
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What is Floribbean?
Definition
The traditional food and flavors of the Caribian and Florida. It uses spices, fruits and local fish.
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Las croquestas y las empanadas are?
Definition
a cuban sandwich and a pastery filled with meat and spices, popular in Miami
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What native group in Florida, from the Everglades, make beautiful handmade baskets?
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The Seminoles
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What popular Cuban painter came to Miami in 1962 and painted such paintings as Calle Ocho?
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Mildrey Gillot
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What is the oldest continual colony in the US? It was founded in 1565.
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St. Agustin, a colonial Spanish colony.
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Who first arrived on the Florida coast line in 1513 and named the area "la Florida"?
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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When was the Cuban circle in Tampa founded?
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1917 by cuban imigrants
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What popular festival celebrates the traditions of the hispanic comunity of Florida in Miami?
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Baila USA
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What festival in Little Havana, similar to Mari Gras, displays the hispanic culture of the area?
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El Carnaval de Miami....Festival de la Calle Ocho
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What festival in March celebrates Latin jazz and is part of Carnaval?
Definition
Festival de Jazz Latino
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