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GA Habitats
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A sandy strip of land off shore that protects the main land. | Barrier Island |
| Any place where an ocean meets land. | Coast |
| A gently sloping area of land at the ocean bottom near the shore. | Continental Shelf |
| A mound of sand formed by wind and moving water. | Dune |
| All the living and non-living things that exist and interact in one place. | Ecosystem |
| How high something is above sea level. | Elevation |
| All the living and non-living things that surround an organism | Environment |
| A place near the coast where fresh water from streams and rivers mix with ocean water. | Estuary |
| A place where a plant where or animal lives. | Habitat |
| A wetland in which mostly grasses and other soft-stem plants grow. | Marsh |
| A living thing. | Organism |
| An area of gently rolling land between a coast and mountains. | Piedmont |
| A ridge of rock on the ocean bottom. | Reef |
| A long ridge of sand in shallow water usually close to a beach. | Sandbar |
| A wetland in which mostly trees and other woody plants grow. | Swamp |
| An area of low land covered by water for most of the year. | Wetland |