Since this Chapter discusses plains and prairies, I will give a little insight about one of Florida's largest prairies. To begin, Kissimmee prairie is home to an array of endangered plants and animals, many of which are hard to come across by anywhere else. As I came to learn, the park offers excellent seasonal birding opportunities and is home to the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, as well as the crested caracara and sandhill crane (http://www.floridastateparks.org/kissimmeeprairie/default.cfm)
Tornado Frequency
Source of picture: http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7t.html
Above is the same image in our textbook which displays average annual tornado frequency. Florida, as you can see, has a mixed array of tornadoes, with a heavy concentration around central Florida.
Texas has the most reported tornadoes each year, about 125 on average for the years 1953–91; Florida, with almost 10 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles per year, has the most per area. However, most Florida tornadoes are very weak and affect extremely small areas.
Source: http://www.britannica.com/facts/5/730297/Florida-as-discussed-in-tornado-meteorology
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