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Page 2: Warm Up Let’s watch this:  watch?v=QsxGXdeHZrc Copy this: Wetlands include swamps, marshes and bogs

Estuaries & Wetlands Our next section of the watershed unit is to study

WHERE the runoff water meets the ocean.

See YOUR notes!

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What are the “wetlands”?

land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally with a distinct ecosystem.

The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater, or brackish

Main wetland types include swamps, marshes, bogs and fens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBdwGxo0_kA

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Facts:

~ soil in the wetlands is called muck

~ swamp, marsh, bogs are all wetlands

~ Washington, DC is BUILT on a wetland

~ wetlands are home to many endangered animals and plants ~ 97% of water is salt water, only 3% is fresh water on Earth

~ water that is part salt and part fresh is BRACKISH

KNOW ALL OF THESE

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More about Wetlands

Watch the video

Complete your notes!

Wetland Animals