These nations shared a territory that extended from the Appalachians to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi Valley. The fauna and flora of the area were varied and abundant. Fertile soil and a warm and humid climate were conducive to the development of agriculture. Some nations, like the Cherokee, the Creek, the Chickasaw and the Choctaw, had settled in the warmest part of the temperate zone, while the Calusa, the Seminole and the Timucua lived in Florida, in a subtropical climate.