Swamps are areas of wetland that have large, permanent areas of shallow, and sometimes deep, water. They can be either fresh or salt water. Swamps are very diverse and are
… important to the world. Despite this, some swamps are drained because of a threat of disease from the insects found in swamps. Swamps are usualyl surrounded by forests or papyrus . All swamps are plentiful in vegetation. Swamps are found in North and South America, Africa, and Asia. Some famous swamps are the Everglades , the Okekenokee , and the Great Dismal Swamp . A very important swamp in Iraq, part of the Arab Marsh, was drained by Suddam Hussein. (MORE)