Cranberry Glades

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/cranberry-glades

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Cranberry Glades?Approximately 750 acres (3.0 km2) of peat bogs
2. How high is Cranberry Glades?Approximately 3,400 feet (1,000 m) above sea level
3. What is the location?Southwestern Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, within the Monongahela National Forest
4. What is the habitat type?Boreal-type peat bogs, characterized by high acidity and low nutrient availability
5. Why do cranberries grow in the Cranberry Glades?The bogs have cool, wet soil and lots of peat made from moss, which is just right for cranberries to grow.
6. How do the carnivorous plants in the Glades get food?They trap insects with sticky leaves or pitchers, then digest them to get nutrients because the soil is low in food.

Peat Bog: A wetland ecosystem characterized by the accumulation of partially decayed vegetation, primarily sphagnum moss, in waterlogged, acidic conditions.
Biogeographical Anomaly: A geographical area where species or ecological communities are found that are unusual or unexpected for that region's typical climate or environment.
Keystone Species: A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance, playing a critical role in maintaining ecosystem structure and function.