Status and Trends

About 50% of the wetlands in the US occur along the coast, adjacent to the ocean.
1. True
2. False
What percent of wetland have been lost in the U.S. since historical times?
1. 2%
2. 53%
3. 33%
4. 90%
Which of the following freshwater wetland types declined in acreage between 1986 and 1997?
1. open water ponds
2. freshwater shrub wetlands
3. emergent and forested wetlands
Which states have lost more than 80% of their original wetland acreage?
1. California
2. Ohio
3. West Virginia
4. Iowa
5. Georgia
6. Indiana
7. Arkansas
8. Missouri
9. Illinois
10. South Carolina
11. Kentucky
The following 4 factors are primarily responsible for wetland losses. Place the wetland loss in order from most to least important.
1. 1) forestry
  2) agriculture
  3) rural development
  4) urban development
2. 1) urban development
  2) agriculture
  3) forestry
  4) rural development
3. 1) agriculture
  2) rural development
  3) urban development
  4) forestry