Florida State Assessment

Which elements are included in the Florida State Flag?

• A red St. Andrew’s cross and the Florida State Seal with a palmetto tree, steamboat, and a Native American woman scattering flowers

• A blue background with a white star and an orange tree

• A green field with a white cross and a flamingo

• A yellow sun with a dolphin and a lighthouse

Who discovered Florida?

• Christopher Columbus

• Panfilo de Narvaez

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

What is the capital of Florida?

• Miami

• Tampa

• Tallahassee

• Washington DC

The Everglades is one of the largest _________ areas in the world.

• aquatic

• freshwater

• wetland

• grassland

The longest river in Florida is the ______________.

• Okeechobee River

• St. Johns River

• St. Marks River

• Everglades River

Castillo de San Marcos is made of ________ limestone and surrounded by a dry ________.

• coquina, grassy area

• coquina, passage way

• coquina, moat

• coquina, forest

Castillo de San Marcos faces the __________ and was built to protect _____________.

• Atlantic Ocean, Native Americans

• Atlantic Ocean, St. Augustine

• St. John's River, the Spanish

• St. John's River, Florida citizens

The state flower is the ____________.

• Orange Blossom

• Orange Orchid

• Orange Sunflower

• Orange Daffodil

Nocturnal animals hunt during the morning and evenings.

• True

• False

St. Augustine is the oldest city in ___________.

• Florida

• hemisphere

• the country

• the world