Florida

TheoriginofFlorida•ThenameofthestateofFloridacomesfromSpanish,anditmeanstheplacesofmanyflowers.•In1513,Spanishwenttherefirst,butitbelongedtoAmericain1821.Anditbecamethe27thstateofAmericaonMarch3,1845.•IthasanothernameSunshineState.PopulationandSizeThetotalpopulationis15,982,378(2000),itranksthefourthinAmerica.Thesizeis170,451squarekilometers,anditranksthe22ndinAmerica,includesthelandof137,374squarekilometersandtheseaof30,486squarekilometers.Jacksonville•JacksonvilleisnamedafterthepresidentJackson.•JacksonvilleisthelargestcityinFlorida.•Itisoneofthebusiness,economyandinsurancecenterinAmerica.Miami•IthasthelargestpopulationinFlorida.•Itisfullofinternationalbanks.•ItisthefamousplaceofinterestinAmerica.MiamiHeat热火德文·韦德勒布朗·詹姆斯迈阿密风云OrlandoDisneylandUniversalOrlandoResortSeaWorldPalmBeach•ThemostbeautifulsceneryofFlorida,PalmBeachisoneoftheworld'sleadingtouristparadise.EvergladesNationalPark•ItistheNorthAmerica'slargestsubtropicalwildlands.UniversityofFlorida•ItisthelargestandmostintegratedhighereducationschoolwiththelongesthistoryinFlorida.FloridaStateUniversity•ItislocatedinTallahassee,auniversitycity.•ItisoneofthemostenergetichighereducationinstitutionsinAmerica.Floridainternationaluniversity•ItislocatedinMiami.•ItisoneofthebiggestuniversityinsouthernFlorida.UniversityofMiami•Itisafamousnationalgradeprivateuniversity.•ItisconsideredoneoftheuniversitiesAmericanstudentswanttoattend.Theschoolcampusenvironmentisadmirable,knownasthemostbeautifulcampusenvironmentuniversities.•