Different Wetlands
Losing Wetlands
The Uses of Wetlands
100
Areas that are covered by water some or all of the year.
What are Wetlands?
100
farms, houses, businesses, and parks
What are most former wetlands covered in?
100
stores flood water, filter sediments, trap nutrients, and break down pollutants
What do wetlands do?
200
Wetlands located along the coast
What are Tidal Wetlands?
200
40%
What is the amount of wetlands Virginia has lost since the 1780s?
200
rest and make their nests
What do migratory birds do in wetlands?
300
Forested wetlands, or swamps
What are Nontidal Wetlands?
300
Dirt
What are most former wetlands filled with?
300
Use them in the best way!
What should we do with Earth's resources?
400
one hundred forty-four
What is the amount of named swamps in Virginia?
500
Over 100,000 acres
What is the amount of land that Dismal Swamp covers?
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