Estuaries and Intertidal Zone: Conservation and Protection

1. Why is there a need to protect the estuaries and intertidal zones?

• A. It is our property.

• B. It helps us come up with lessons to discuss in class.

• C. It provides vital nesting, breeding, and feeding habitats for many species.

• D. It is God’s gift to us, thus we can do anything to it for our own benefits.

2. Which of the following is the impact on the environment if estuaries were damaged?

• A. There would be drought.

• B. There would be organisms that could be wiped out or lost.

• C. There would be decreased concentration of salt in the oceans.

• D. There would be less boating, fishing, and swimming in local rivers.

3. Which of the following activities is the MOST environment-friendly?

• A. Building dams along the river

• B. Dumping chemicals into bodies of water

• C. Commercially developing coastal watersheds

• D. Restoring coastal watersheds from damages

4. As a grade 5 pupil, in what way can you protect estuaries and intertidal zones?

• A. Join organizations that promote conversion of estuaries and intertidal

  zones to commercial areas.

• B. Practice actions that could put estuaries at risk.

• C. Take part in coastal clean-up drives and disseminate information on

  the proper care of estuaries.

• D. Dispose oil and other household waste on waterways.

5. If you are a leader in the community, what would be the best title of a project

that you will implement about conservation of bodies of water?

• A. Live Wild and Free

• B. Stay Safe and Healthy

• C. Save Water, Save Life

• D. Live the Life You Choose