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GA Habitats
Question | Answer |
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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 |