Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Florida Everglades?
A) The northern part of Lake Okeechobee was drained to provide farmland for sugar cane.
B) Despite human actions much of the wetlands have been self-regenerating and self-restoring.
C) The Everglades were once a shallow, 50-mile wide river.
D) Canals and levees constructed in the 1950s allowed for urban expansion of Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
E) The waterways are heavily contaminated with fertilizer runoff.
Answer: B
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