1. WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?
WETLANDS
WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

2. PART ONE:
WHAT IS A WETLAND?

3. WHAT IS A WETLAND?
A WETLAND IS A LOCATION ON THE EARTH THAT HAS WATER IN OR ON THE SURFACE OF THE SOIL FOR ALL OR PART OF THE YEAR.

4. WETLANDS ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF WHAT LIVES THERE
WETLANDS USUALLY HAVE SPECIAL TYPES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THEM. SOME OF THESE MAY BE FOUND ONLY IN THAT SPECIAL KIND OF WETLAND.

5. WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF WETLANDS?
WETLANDS ARE FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD.
MICHIGAN HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF WETLANDS, INCLUDING BOGS, FENS, SWAMPS AND MARSHES.

6. Review Questions:
1. What is a WETLAND?

7. Review Questions: 1. What is a WETLAND?
Land that is wet (has water in or on the soil) for at least part of the year.

8. Review Questions:
2. What makes wetlands different from each other?

9. 2. What makes wetlands different from each other?
Review Questions:
2. What makes wetlands different from each other?
The type of plants found there.

10. Review Questions:
3. Name 2 types of wetlands in Michigan:

11. 3. Name 2 types of wetlands in Michigan:
Review Questions:
3. Name 2 types of wetlands in Michigan:
Marsh, swamp, bog, fen