Chapter 10 Lesson 4 Wetlands

Which of the following wetlands would have large numbers of cattails and other grasslike plants?

• bog

• coastal wetland

• marsh

• swamp

Which wetland would have many trees and be found in a humid climate?

• bog

• coastal wetland

• marsh

• swamp

Where would mangrove trees most likely be found growing?

• bog

• coastal wetland

• marsh

• swamp

Which wetland likely formed in depressions left by pieces of melting ice sheets thousands of years ago?

• bog

• coastal wetlands

• marsh

• swamp

Some wetlands dry up during long hot summers and fill up during __________.

• spring rains

• winter snow

Sometimes called the "River of Grass," _____________ is a vast wetland.

• mangroves

• the Everglades

A pocosin is a type of __________.

• marsh

• bog

A wetland that contains both fresh water and salt water is a ________.

• coastal wetland

• swamp

Wetlands affect climates by making them more __________.

• moderate

• arid

Two important roles of wetlands are to control floods and act as __________.

• recreation

• filters