Florida Everglades Lesson

Where is the Everglades located?

• Central Florida

• South Florida
• Orlando
• Tallahassee

4. The main thing that happened in Florida to cause concern about fresh water was ___.

• bad rainfall
• more animals
• lots of cars
• too many people

2. Plants and animals are dependent on the ___ in which they live.

• state
• environment
• state
• neighborhoods

8. Animals that can be found in the Everglades include ___.

• wild dogs
• pigs
• pig frogs
• little prairie dogs

7. Some animals that used to live in the Everglades in great numbers are now endangered or ___.

• extinct
• threatened
• thriving
• gone

14. A ___ is a natural environment where plants and animals live.

• home
• swamp
• hammock
• habitat

13. What can YOU do to help the Everglades?

• Stop bathing.
• Cut back on use of water.
• Visit there often.
• Call the Governor.

19. There are two seasons in the Everglades:  ___ & ___

• hot & cold
• fresh & stale
• rainy & dry
• rainy & wet

20.  The Everglades is National Park.

• True
• False
• Maybe
• Not any more

Why do scientist study the environment of animals like the pig frog?

• to see how far they can jump
• to see if the population is increasing
• their environment gives scientist a lot information about the  health of the water in the Everglades