Lesson 5 Test Review: A Tour of Florida

The ​ (a)   is an area made up of swamp, savanna, and​ forest located at the ​ (b)   of Florida.

• Everglades
• southern tip

Answer explanation

The Everglades in an area of swap, savannah, and forest located at the Southern tip of Florida.

Florida has a population of people made up of people from different (a)   groups.

Answer explanation

Florida has a population made up of people from different ethnic groups.

The (a)   were the first Europeans to colonize Florida. They came in the 1500s.

Answer explanation

The Spanish were the first Europeans to colonize Florida. They came in the 1500s.

Immigrants came to Florida from Spanish-speaking countries, including Cuba, for many reasons. One reason people came from Cuba was to live under a ______________.

• democratic government

• A tropical island paradise

• A country with a rich culture and history

• A country with a warm climate

Answer explanation

Immigrants came from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries in Central America and the Caribbean, including Cuba. Immigrants came for many reasons. One reason people came from Cuba was to live under a democratic government.

Immigrants are people that have moved from one ​country to a new​ (a)   .

• country
• city
• town
• community

Answer explanation

Immigrants are people who have moved from one country to a new country.

_______ _______ is a place in Miami that is known as the nation’s center of Cuban American heritage.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Little Havana is a place in Miami that is known as the nation’s center of Cuban American heritage.

Florida is in a part of the United States called the (a)   . It is called that because it is part of a southern strip of states that usually experience a mild climate for most of the year.

Answer explanation

Florida is in a part of the United States called the Sunbelt. The Sunbelt stretches across the southern part of the country from Florida to California. States in the Sunbelt have a mild climate all year long. A mild climate means that it is usually warm and sunny there.

Look at the picture. Tourists like to visit the ​ ​ (a)   at ​ (b)   (what city?).

• John F. Kennedy Space Center
• Cape Canaveral

Answer explanation

Tourists like to visit the John F. Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.

In 1961, the people at John F. Kennedy Space Center launched _________ into space in a rocket-propelled ship. He was the first American to travel in space.

• John F. Kennedy

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Marjory Stoneman Douglas

• Alan Shepard

Answer explanation

In 1961, the people at the John F. Kennedy Space Center launched Alan Shepard into space in a rocket-propelled ship. He was the first American to travel in space.

A Spanish conquistador named Juan Ponce de Leon gave Florida it's name which means (a)   in Spanish.

Answer explanation

A Spanish conquistador named Juan Ponce de Leon gave Florida it's name which means "flowery" in Spanish.