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What positive benefits do swamps and marshes have in the environment?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Explain why salinity varies amongst the ocean regions of Earth.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Examples: Filtration of polluted water, protection from storm surges, and protection of hatchlings.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: It is a matter of the combination of precipitation and freshwater stream outflow adding fresh water and the amount of salt left behind by evaporation. This varies by climate and shoreline configuration.



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