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ESTUARIES, MANGROVE SWAMPS & SALT MARSHES

WETLANDS. ESTUARIES, MANGROVE SWAMPS & SALT MARSHES. Read the article about Wetlands Answer the questions that go along with the article Turn in when finished. Vocabulary. Wetland – place where land and water come together Swamp – track of low-lying ground in which water collects

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ESTUARIES, MANGROVE SWAMPS & SALT MARSHES

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  1. WETLANDS ESTUARIES, MANGROVE SWAMPS & SALT MARSHES Read the article about Wetlands Answer the questions that go along with the article Turn in when finished

  2. Vocabulary • Wetland – place where land and water come together • Swamp – track of low-lying ground in which water collects • Bog – piece of wet, spongy ground, consisting of decayed moss and other plants • Marsh – low land covered at times by water • Mangrove – type of tropical trees or shrubs having branches that send down many roots which look like additional trunks

  3. ESTUARIES

  4. MANGROVE FORESTS

  5. SALT MARSHES

  6. What is a Watershed? watershed drainage basin animation

  7. NORTH CAROLINA WATERSHEDS (drainage basins)

  8. Drainage basin, or watershed-all the land that drains into the river Divide-high land that separates one drainage basin from another

  9. River Basin Project • Research two watersheds in North Carolina by answering the following 7 questions • Your research will be collected • Pick one watershed to make a brochure • Your brochure will be collected

  10. Answer the following questions for two river basins on your table • What is the name of your river basin? • Where is the river basin? • How many miles of streams and rivers are included in the basin? • How many people live in the basin? • Describe the river basin (at least 5 sentences). • Describe 4 environmental issues in the basin and what is being done about it. • List 2-3 important places/landforms in the river basin. Create a brochure for one basin

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