Florida i/flrd/ (Spanish for "flowery land") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and the sovereign state of Cuba. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the United States. Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Tallahassee is the state capital.

A peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida, it has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), and is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The American alligator, American crocodile, Florida panther, and manatee can be found in the Everglades National Park.

Answer this series of questions:

1. What are Florida's surounding bodies of water?
2. How does Florida rank with other US states for poulation?
3. What kind of big cat is found in Florida"
4. And what is it's capital?
5. What does its name mean?
6. In which language?
7. How long is its coastline?
8. Is it true that Florida has alligators but no crocodiles?
9. Which city in it is the most populous?
10. What kind of soil is there?
11. What's the name of a National park there?
1. the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean
2. the 3rd most populous
3. Florida panther
4. Tallahassee
5. flowery land
6. Spanish
7. 1,350 miles
8. No
9. Miami
10. sedimentary soil
11. Everglades National Park