Florida man swallowed by sinkhole
Mar. 04, 2013
Q: A Florida man was presumed dead after he disappeared into a sinkhole that suddenly opened up under the bedroom of his suburban Tampa home last week. Where is Florida on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Sinkholes are common in Florida because the state's porous bedrock can be dissolved by water to create underground caverns, which cause sinkholes as they collapse. With water on three sides most of Florida is a . . .
A. Isthmus
B. Peninsula
C. Swamp
D. Wetland
Q: While such deaths are uncommon, insurance companies successfully lobbied lawmakers to make it harder for Florida homeowners to recover damages from sinkholes. Politically, Florida is known as a . . .
A. Red state
B. Blue state
C. Swing state
D. Lost state
Q: In 1994, a 185-foot-deep sinkhole opened up at a mine near Tampa. Florida mines are the nation's leading producers of which widely used material?
A. Phosphate
B. Bauxite
C. Copper
D. All of the above
Q: Last week's sinkhole occurred near Tampa, which is on what major body of water?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Gulf Stream
C. Caribbean Sea
D. Gulf of Mexico
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