How much do you know about the everglades? Quiz

Objective: answer 7 questions correctly. Note: JavaScript is needed


1. WARM-UP: About how many islands make up the Everglades?

1,000
5,000
10,000
15,500

2. About how many different plant species are there?

2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000

3. How long have people lived in the Everglades?

2,000 years
11,000 years
23,000 years
None of the above

4. What does a Melaleuca Tree look like?

It's about 20 feet tall, has sap over it, and is very skinny.
It's 80 feet tall, bark is whitich, spongy, peeling, and in many layers
They are about 50 feet tall, spangy and sappy.
None of the above

5. What is the largest reptile in the Everglades?

Snake
Frog
Crocidile
Alligator

6. What is the average annual rainfall?

13 mm
100 mm
130 mm
1,300 mm

7. Roughly how many acres are sugarcane are there in the Everglades?

5,000
10,000
212,500
425,000

8. What are two endangered animals in the Everglades?

Flamingo and Eagle
Alligator and Panther
Crocidile and Panther
Eagle and Alligator

9. What are the three types of Mangroves?

Red, White and Blue
Twisted, Tall, and Burried
Blue, Black and White
Red, Black, and White

10. In 1968, Congress designated Biscayne a....

National Monument
National Park
National Wetland
None of the above


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