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U.S. Case Studies: An Introduction
U.S. Case Studies: An Introduction
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South Florida lies in southernmost North America in the humid subtropical climatic zone. The region's mild winter climate and warm summer climate lend themselves to an extended growing season.
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In contrast, the city of Miami continues to grow and represents a major international metropolitan region, a dominant center of commercial activities between the United States and Latin America. In summary, transformation of the landscape of South Florida has been driven by agriculture, real estate ventures to satisfy the demands for permanent housing and tourism, and commercial development.
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It owes its establishment to the presence of Lake Michigan and the opportunity for water transportation in a region of flat land with great potential for crop and cattle production adjacent to regions supporting vast timberlands. Grassland, timber, and livestock provided successive commercial bases for development, including the evolution from handling live animals to operating slaughterhouses to shipping refrigerated carcasses, and grain, to the East Coast.
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236 L / U.S. Study Regions Chica ID UNITED STATES \ \ 5 Southern Florida
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