How are the Everglades important to Florida's enviroment?

Question

need answer A.S.A.P. for project. i'm in 6th grade. please make the answer easy to understand.

Thank YOU!!!!

Answer 1

The remaining 500,000 acres, located in the middle of the historic Everglades, became a water conservation area with a system of canals, dams and dikes used to control the flooding in large Florida cities.

Answer 2

do some research...

Answer 3

It's the whole ecosystem. It supports many of Florida's endangered wildlife species- alligators, panthers, etc. Many species of animals live there that have been pushed out of urban and suburban areas in the rest of Florida.

Wikipedia the Everglades and see what it says.

Answer 4

1.  It supplies a home for MANY endangered animal and plant species.  The alligator was once endangered, and the Everglades was a key part in bringing it back.

2.  Many parts of the Everglades serve as a watershed/water

source for big portions of cities like Miami.  That is, we get some of our drinking water from there.

3.  The Everglades helps the South Florida tourist industry, believe it or not.  Part of that comes from the conservation park, the zoo, the water recreation, etc. that's indigenous to

that area.

That's a start.   Why not Google it and look up s'more reasons.

Answer 5

In addition to the other answers, aside from the unhelpful ones, the southern tip of the everglades serves as a border between the fresh water coming down from the northern part of the state and the salt water in the gulf of mexico.  this border area provides protection for baby fish to hide from the larger fish in the gulf so they can grow and be able to survive better when they enter the gulf and oceans of the world.

Answer 6

Try google, or go to the librbay to DO YOUR OWN WORK!

Lazy kids.

Answer 7

All the plants remove CO2 from our atmosphere and give us back oxygen .