I WONDER - What Are Marshes Used For?

Marshes serve various agricultural purposes, such as growing rice in flooded areas and raising cattle in non-flooded areas. They are also valuable for natural resources like peat, used for fuel, and contain plant species with medicinal properties.

What type of marshes are used for growing rice?

• Dry marshes

• Flooded marshes

• Salt marshes

• Tidal marshes

In what type of marshes are cattle typically raised?

• Tidal marshes

• Salt marshes

• Non-permanently flooded marshes

• Permanently flooded marshes

What is peat, found in marshes, commonly used for?

• Food

• Clothing

• Building materials

• Fuel

Which of the following is a natural resource obtained from marshes?

• Natural gas

• Oil

• Peat

• Coal

What is one of the benefits of plants found in marshes?

• They are used in textiles

• They have medicinal properties

• They provide timber

• They produce rubber