To Next Slide Unit 6 Chapter 13 Lesson 3 Protecting the Coastal Environment 20 Questions!

To Next Slide Flat land without trees that stays frozen most of the year. tundra

To Next Slide What kind of land is found on the Arctic Coastal Plain? tundra.

To Next Slide Oil slick The film of oil that coats the water after an oil spill.

To Next Slide How can oil from an oil spill harm a coastal environment? It pollutes water, kills fish, and other animals, and covers beach.

To Next Slide A person who offers to do something without pay. Volunteer

To Next Slide Why did volunteers offer to help clean up the Alaska beaches? The volunteers believed that as citizens they had a duty to help clean up the environment.

To Next Slide What did Billy Day do about the problems caused by the oil spill? He shoveled oil-soaked sand into bags, and he spent his own money to build a machine to wash the oil off the rocks.

To Next Slide Low-lying land where the water level is always near or above the surface of the land. Wetlands

To Next Slide An area of land set aside to protect animals and other living things. Wildlife refuge

To Next Slide What actions have the people taken to help protect the coastal environment? Worked for laws to protect coasts, wetlands, dumping wastes, and control water pollution.

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