Land+form+journel 


 * 4 Land forms that you might see in Florida**
 * The major land-forms in Florida include the beaches, the rolling hills in the panhandle, the Everglades swamp and Lake Okeechobee. The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico surround the state. **
 * The rolling hills in the panhandle of Florida offer an inlet for boaters to access the Gulf of Mexico via the bays and inlets that separate the hills. The Everglades are a subtropical wilderness. They are the largest swampland's in the United States. The Everglades are home to alligators and other types of subtropical wildlife. In addition to the Everglades, there are other swampland's around the state. Florida swamps include cypress domes, which are groupings of large cypress trees growing together to form a dome shape. **
 * Although Florida has over 30,000 lakes, Lake Okeechobee is the most famous inland land-form. It spans 730 square miles, from the Florida Bay to the Kissimmee River. Even though the lake is the fourth largest in the United States, it is only 9 feet deep at its deepest point. Miami and the area south of Orlando obtain drinking water from this lake. **


 * 4 Land forms that you would not see in Florida **
 * Yosemite Half Dome- California-**
 * Looking a bit like half an ice cream scoop awaiting the next bite, Half Dome is an iconic landforms in Yosemite National Park (nps.gov). At one time the mountain, with its near vertical granite face, was considered inaccessible. Yet today it is one of the most challenging climbs in the park. **

Glacial Landforms- New York-
 * Much of New York was covered in ice during the cycles of Pleistocene continental glaciation; the last round of glaciers retreated some 10,000 years ago. Resulting landforms are still very obvious in the modern countryside. The Finger Lakes, for example, are old river drainages enlarged by glaciers and dammed at their outlets by ridges of glacial deposits called moraines. **


 * North Slope- Alaska-**
 * Alaska's North Slope occupies the northernmost fifth of the state, bounded by the Brooks Range to its south and the Arctic Ocean to its north. This flat, treeless tundra is technically a desert, receiving approximately 5 inches of precipitation per year. Most precipitation reaching the ground simply freezes, and is slow to evaporate due to the frigid temperatures. This results in a surface that remains frozen most of the year, known as permafrost. **


 * Waimea Canyon- Hawaii-**
 * Kauai's Waimea Canyon has been dubbed the "the Grand Canyon of the Pacific." Waimea Canyon Drive winds through Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Parks and offers lookout points where you will find restrooms and parking. Kauai's Napali Coast on the north side is known for its verdant cliffs. **


 * 1) **What are the four main regions of Florida? Describe each.**

**Ridges-**

 * These landforms stem from old beach terraces and windblown deposits of sand, now elevated above sea level. The 230-foot-high Trail Ridge is the largest. **

Highlands-

 * Florida’s highlands are modest in elevation compared with elsewhere in the U.S., but do constitute important topographic features. The major areas are in northern, northwestern and central Florida. Britton Hill in the northwestern highlands is the state’s loftiest point at 345 feet above sea level. **

The Everglades-

 * One of Florida’s most iconic landmarks is the Everglades, a huge low-lying wetland mosaic in the south. While Everglades National Park protects a large component of the Everglades, the broader ecosystem actually sprawls northward to Lake Okeechobee and its major feeder, the Kissimmee River. **

**Lowlands-**

 * Outside of the highlands, much of Florida consists of nearly level lowland plains built on poorly drained sand deposits. Their flatness reflects a heritage as submerged seafloor during those intervals when Florida was drowned. Ecologically, they support extensive tracts of pine flatwoods as well as bottomland swamps and marshes. **