Lake Waccamaw is likely the largest of these geological features, which L.C. Glenn first described. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these roughly oval-shaped depressions found along the East Coast of the United States, including in many of the pocosin (“puh-KOE-sun”) wetlands.
ANSWER: Carolina bays [or Maryland basins; prompt on pocosin bays; prompt on Delmarva bays or Delmarva basins]
[10m] Carolina bays are a common habitat for this type of tree, which often develops “knees” when planted in wet sites. Its “bald” type, part of the Taxodium genus, often grows alongside tupelos in swamps.
ANSWER: cypresses [or Cupressaceae]
[10e] Carolina bays often include this material, which tends to accumulate in bogs. This partially decayed organic material can be burned as a fuel and eventually turns into coal.
ANSWER: peat [accept peat bogs]
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