SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida’s Everglades?
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They are a major source of drinking water.
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They are major tourist destinations.
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They are important navigable waterways.
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They provide habitats for a great variety of vegetation and wildlife.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Wetlands are highly productive and biologically diverse systems that enhance water quality, control erosion, maintain stream flows, sequester carbon, and provide a home to at least one third of all threatened and endangered species. Wetlands are important because they: improve water quality. provide wildlife habitat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wetlands serve as nursery grounds for many of our commercially important fish, shellfish, and wildlife. Also, many of our endangered and threatened species, such as the wood stork and the Florida panther, are dependent upon wetlands for their survival.
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