Everything is NOT Okeedokee in Okeechobee!
Thinking Map Flow Chart
Causes
Effects
Polluted water from
Lake Okeechobee is
being released into the
Indian River Lagoon
and the St. Lucie
Estuary
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Everything is NOT Okeedokee in Okeechobee!
Thinking Map Flow Chart
ANSWER KEY
Causes
Effects
Agricultural Runoff
Imbalance of salinity
and nutrients cause
ecosystem to change
Urbanization of
area to the North
of Lake
Increased rainfall
causing the lake to
overflow
Polluted water from
Lake Okeechobee is
being released into the
Indian River Lagoon
and the St. Lucie
Estuary
Polluted water can
cause harm to all
living things,
including people
People do not use the
river for fishing and
boating. Tourism
declines
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