Wetlands and Habitat Loss

"Wetlands serve important purposes for humans."

What information from the passage supports this statement?

• Wetlands have historically been regarded as centers of disease and insect infestation.

• Wetlands can protect people from storms and help them earn a living through fishing.

• Louisiana is located at the drainage gateway where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico.

• Hurricane Katrina caused more than 1,800 casualties, including over 700 in New Orleans.

The author most likely mentions the amount of damage Hurricane Katrina caused Louisiana to-

• show outrage at the situation the state is in.

• describe the current state of the wetlands in Louisiana.

• depict the damage that could have been saved by the declining wetlands.

• show the reader the other problems the state of Louisiana has had.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.2

Read the following sentence:

“Chances are, however, when you envisioned a swamp (or a marsh or a bog), you conjured up an image of a rather unpleasant place: creepy and shadowy, muddy, overrun with snakes and insects.”

What does the word swamp mean in the sentence above?

• a piece of land that is partly covered by water

• a state that is on the Gulf of Mexico

• a job related to the hunting or fishing industry

• an animal species that is in danger of dying out

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

Destruction of wetlands is an effect. What is one of its causes?

• Regulation has been an important tool in protecting wetlands.

• Wetlands have been drained and converted to farmland.

• Many species of migratory birds depend on the wetlands.

• Louisiana has some of the most extensive wetlands in the United States.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

The author included paragraph 3 most likely to-

• show the reader how fast time has passed in the wetlands.

• chronicle the history of wetlands in Louisiana.

• contrast how people have seen wetlands in the past.

• illustrate one of the causes of the wetlands decline in popularity.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.3