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8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves
By Ryan Beeler
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Question 1
1.
From "What is a wetland"
Describe
a wetland.
Question 2
2.
From "What is a wetland"
What do wetlands do for the planet?
(Select 4 correct answers)
Store water
Removes excess nutrients and chemicals
Filter water
Improve water quality
Decrease water quality
Add nutrients and chemicals
Question 3
3.
Watch the time-lapse video in "Importance of wetland areas."
Describe
what has happened to Houston's wetlands.
Use the article below for questions 4-9.
Question 4
4.
When wetlands are developed more and more into anthropogenic places,
describe
the consequences.
Question 5
5.
Identify
two ecosystem services that are provided by wetlands.
Question 6
6.
Describe
what kind of habitat wetlands provide.
Question 7
7.
Explain
what the Clean Water Act requires when wetlands are developed.
Question 8
8.
Explain
what the state of Texas is currently doing to attack or help wetlands in development.
Question 9
9.
Describe
how the development of Texas prairie wetlands has affected Houston since the publishing of this article.
GO HERE FOR QUESTIONS #10-
Question 10
10.
What is the greatest threat to mangrove forests?
Building new beach resorts
Shrimp farming
CAFOs
Shark farming
Question 11
11.
Explain
why for #10.
Question 12
12.
Describe
how tourism is impacting mangrove forests.
Question 13
13.
Describe
how agriculture is impacting mangrove forests.
Question 14
14.
Propose a solution
for saving mangrove forests.
Question 15
15.
Explain
what mangrove forests provide for terrestrial and marine organisms.
Question 16
16.
From video above and picture below:
Explain
what mangrove forests do to tides and storm surges.
Question 17
17.
From video above and picture below:
Describe
how mangrove forests prevent erosion.
Question 18
18.
From picture:
Describe
FOUR of the threats to mangrove forests.