ENVS CH 12 - Fresh Water, Oceans, and Coasts

The area that underlies the shallow water bordering continents is called the ________.

The exceptionally strong warming of the eastern Pacific is referred to as ________.

Pathogens and waterborne diseases enter drinking water supplies from ________.

Zooxanthellae are ________.

In thermohaline circulation of global current systems, surface water is ________.

Water in the surface zone of the ocean is, for the most part, ________.

Emergent vegetation such as cattails and reeds grow in the ________ zone of a lake.

Water bodies where rivers flow into the oceans, mixing fresh water with saltwater, are called ________.

A watershed is ________.

Freshwater wetlands provide important ecosystem services, including ________.