Wetlands Flashcards
Water pollution
The presence or addition of any contaminating substance in water that restricts the use of water.
Wetlands
Kidney
Sponge
Barrier
Run off
That part of precipitation that cannot immediately be absorbed into the surrounding earth.
Rain forest
A woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches and marked by broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy.
Levee
An embankment built alongside a river to prevent high water from flooding surrounding land.
Flood plain
A strip of relatively flat land bordering a stream, river or lake that conveys the overflow of floodwater.
Delta
A fan-shaped outgrowth of sediment at the mouth of a river.
Deforestation
The chopping down of trees from a specific area.
Aquatic feeding ground
An area from which water-life obtains food.
Brackish
Slightly salty, a mixture of river water and sea water
Sediment
Particulate (sand/rock) matter that is carried by water and deposited on the surface of the land
Saltwater intrusion
In-land movement of saltwater
Impermeable surface/hardscape
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