An Atlas of Wetlands

Geography · 10 questions

An Atlas of Wetlands — 10 questions on wetland types and well-documented wetland landscapes.

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1. Which wetland type is rain-fed and accumulates peat under acidic conditions?

   1. Fen
   2. Raised bog
   3. Mangrove forest
   4. Salt marsh
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   B) Raised bog

2. Which delta is formed by a river that does not reach the sea but spreads its waters inland in Botswana?

   1. Niger Delta
   2. Okavango Delta
   3. Inner Niger Delta
   4. Danube Delta
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   B) Okavango Delta

3. Which extensive mangrove region spans India and Bangladesh around the Bay of Bengal?

   1. Wadden Sea
   2. Kakadu
   3. Sundarbans
   4. Camargue
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   C) Sundarbans

4. Which wetland region extends across Romania and Ukraine where the Danube reaches the Black Sea?

   1. Danube Delta
   2. Dnieper Delta
   3. Po Delta
   4. Rhine Delta
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   A) Danube Delta

5. Which sea region contains extensive intertidal mudflats along the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark?

   1. Adriatic Sea
   2. Irish Sea
   3. Baltic Sea
   4. Wadden Sea
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   D) Wadden Sea

6. Which Florida wetland is known for shallow, slow-moving water and marshes dominated by sawgrass?

   1. Everglades
   2. Great Dismal Swamp
   3. Okefenokee
   4. Atchafalaya Basin
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   A) Everglades

7. Which South American wetland, mostly in Brazil, is shaped by seasonal flooding?

   1. Llanos
   2. Pampas
   3. Gran Chaco
   4. Pantanal
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   D) Pantanal

8. Which wetland lies in Andalusia, Spain, near the mouth of the Guadalquivir River?

   1. Doñana
   2. Camargue
   3. Albufera de Valencia
   4. Ebro Delta
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   A) Doñana

9. Which national park in Australia's Northern Territory includes wetlands known for their floodplains?

   1. Uluru-Kata Tjuta
   2. Kakadu
   3. Kosciuszko
   4. Daintree
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   B) Kakadu

10. Which protected wetland network in eastern England comprises lakes, waterways, and reedbeds?

    1. The Wash
    2. The Fens
    3. Norfolk Broads
    4. Somerset Levels
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    C) Norfolk Broads