. The Central Business District (CBD) is the traditional downtown of Miami. .
. . Gate Group's Latin American headquarters, Gun Club Estates White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 72.6% 73.8% 75.0% Humans arrived in the Florida peninsula approximately 15,000 years ago Paleo-Indians came to Florida probably following large game that included giant sloths saber-toothed cats and spectacled bears They found an arid landscape that supported plants and animals adapted for desert conditions However 6,500 years ago climate changes brought a wetter landscape; large animals became extinct in Florida and the Paleo-Indians slowly adapted and became the Archaic peoples They conformed to the environmental changes and created many tools with the various resources available During the Late Archaic period the climate became wetter again and approximately 3000 BCE the rise of water tables allowed an increase in population and cultural activity Florida Indians developed into three distinct but similar cultures that were named for the bodies of water near where they were located: Okeechobee Caloosahatchee and Glades. The 2010 US Census reported that the Latino population in Miami accounted for 70% of its total population with 34.4% of city residents being of Cuban origin 15.8% had a Central American background (7.2% Nicaraguan 5.8% Honduran 1.2% Salvadoran and 1.0% Guatemalan) 8.7% were of South American descent (3.2% Colombian 1.4% Venezuelan 1.2% Peruvian 1.2% Argentinean and 0.7% Ecuadorian) 4.0% had other Hispanic or Latino origins (0.5% Spaniard) 3.2% descended from Puerto Ricans 2.4% were Dominican and 1.5% had Mexican ancestry. Miami Florida Business directory Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred. The Miami River lent its name to the burgeoning town extending an etymology that derives from the Mayaimi Indian tribe.[citation needed] in 1844 Miami became the county seat and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the area the Third Seminole War lasted from 1855 to 1858 but was not nearly as destructive as the previous one However it did slow down the rate of settlement of southeast Florida At the end of the war a few of the soldiers stayed and some of the Seminoles remained in the Everglades, In 2009 fishing was a $6 billion industry employing 60,000 jobs for sports and commercial purposes. Miami Florida Business directory, The early 21st century was characterized by the widespread adoption of information technology for everyday use by classroom teachers students and parents One noteworthy process was the phased introduction of Excelsior Software's Electronic Gradebook Riverdeep software BrainPOP TeenBiz and FCAT Explorer During the 2010s Edmodo was also phased into the classrooms of Miami-Dade, A sign advertising the completion of the Herbert Hoover Dike. .
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