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Native Americans Grade 10: 27,740 9 References The geology of South Florida together with a warm wet subtropical climate provides conditions well-suited for a large marshland ecosystem Layers of porous and permeable limestone create water-bearing rock and soil that affect the climate weather and hydrology of South Florida the properties of the rock underneath the Everglades can be explained by the geologic history of the state the crust underneath Florida was at one point part of the African region of the supercontinent Gondwana About 300 million years ago North America merged with Africa connecting Florida with North America Volcanic activity centered on the eastern side of Florida covered the prevalent sedimentary rock with igneous rock Continental rifting began to separate North America from Gondwana about 180 million years ago When Florida was part of Africa it was initially above water but during the cooler Jurassic Period the Florida Platform became a shallow marine environment in which sedimentary rocks were deposited Through the Cretaceous Period most of Florida remained a tropical sea floor of varying depths the peninsula has been covered by seawater at least seven times since the bedrock formed. . See also: Environmental issues in Florida, 2.3 1950s to 1970s The North Bay of the Biscayne Bay lies between Miami Beach barrier island and Miami on the mainland it has been severely affected over the last century by raw sewage releases urban runoff shoreline bulkheading dredging the creation of artificial islands and the loss of natural fresh water flow into the bay However water quality has steadily improved since regular monitoring began in 1979 North Bay accounts for only 10% of the water area of the bay.