The difference between a wetland and a swamp is that ________.
A. A swamp has trees and a wetland does not.
B. Swamps are always covered in water and wetlands have seasonally high water levels.
C. Wetlands only occur at coastal areas.
D. Wetlands are covered in water according to the tide.
Answer: A
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A) folding, compression, and thickening of Paleozoic strata in Jurassic time
B) fault blocks uplifted by late Tertiary to Quaternary normal faulting
C) uplifted blocks bounded by Quaternary reverse faults
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