Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
A bog is a wetland that receives water from
ANearby water bodies
BMelting ice
CRainfall only ✓ Correct
DSea water only
Correct answer: (C) Rainfall only — A bog receives water from rainfall only, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A bog receives water from rainfall only, so that is the answer.
★A bog is fed almost entirely by precipitation, not by streams or groundwater.
★Because it depends on rainfall, it is acidic and low in nutrients.
★So a bog is a wetland that receives water from rainfall only.
★A wetland fed by nearby water bodies or groundwater would be a fen, not a bog.
★So the answer is rainfall only.
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