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State of Florida Coloring Page Sheets
The 50 States coloring pages
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Florida coloring pages are a fun way to teach Pre-K through 3rd grade students history, geography and demographics,
and for elementary students to learn about their own (and other) states.
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FL - Florida
Florida Postage Stamp - USPS State Stamp
Florida State Quarter - 50 State Quarter
Florida State Flag - State Flag to Color
Florida Map 1 - State Outline Map to Color
Florida Map 2 - Easy State Outline Map to Color
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It is nicknamed the "Sunshine State" because of its generally warm climate-subtropical in the northern and central regions of the state,
with a true tropical climate in the southern portion. The state has four large urban areas, a number of smaller industrial cities, and
many small towns. Tallahassee is the state capital, Jacksonville is the largest city, and the Miami metropolitan
area is the largest metropolitan area
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was just over 18 million in 2008, ranking Florida
as the fourth most populous state in the U.S. Using the latest population estimates, Florida is the nation's thirtieth-fastest-growing state.
During Florida's peak growth year of 2005, it was the nation's fifth fastest growing state and grew at an annual rate of 2.2%.
About two-thirds of the population was born in another state, the second highest in the country.
The Florida peninsula is a porous plateau of karst limestone sitting atop bedrock known as the Florida Platform. The emergent portion of
the platform was created during the Eocene to Oligocene as the Gulf Trough filled with silts, clays, and sands. Flora and fauna began
appearing during the Miocene. No land animals were present in Florida prior to the Miocene.
Extended systems of underwater caves, sinkholes and springs are found throughout the state and supply most of the water used by residents.
The limestone is topped with sandy soils deposited as ancient beaches over millions of years as global sea levels rose and fell. During the
last glacial period, lower sea levels and a drier climate revealed a much wider peninsula, largely savanna. The Everglades, an enormously
wide, very slow-flowing river encompasses the southern tip of the peninsula.
Florida is tied for last place as having the fewest earthquakes of any US state. Because Florida is not located near any tectonic plate
boundaries, earthquakes are very rare, but not totally unknown. In January, 1879, a shock occurred near St. Augustine. There were reports of
heavy shaking that knocked plaster from walls and articles from shelves. Similar effects were noted at Daytona Beach 50 miles south. The
tremor was felt as far south as Tampa and as far north as Savannah, Georgia. In January 1880, Cuba was the center of two strong earthquakes
that sent severe shock waves through the city of Key West, Florida. Another earthquake centered outside Florida was the 1886 Charleston
earthquake. The shock was felt throughout northern Florida, ringing church bells at St. Augustine and severely jolting other towns along
that section of Florida's east coast. Jacksonville residents felt many of the strong aftershocks that occurred in September, October,
and November 1886. As recently as 2006, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake centered about 260 miles southwest of Tampa in the Gulf of Mexico
sent shock waves through southwest and central Florida. The earthquake was too small to trigger a tsunami and no damage was reported.
Please note, we gladly accept submissions from state and local government agencies and departments (Department(s) of tourism, agriculture, etc.)
for display of additional state coloring pages on our site. In addition we accept submissions from established and recognized industries, or local
places of interest (cities, parks, attractions) that may make available quality content that is specific to a particular state. Contact us if
you have the capability and authority to provide such content, we would be happy to promote your state, city, attraction, event, etc.!
*** State information courtesy of Wikipedia ***
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