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Georgia Habitats 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Habitat | A place where plants and animals live |
| Environment | The type of conditions a plant, animal, or human lives in. |
| Organism | A single type of living thing. |
| Nonliving | Something that has NEVER been alive. Ex. soil, rocks, water |
| Mountains | An area of very high, rocky land with forests, streams and waterfalls |
| Piedmont | An area of land with rolling hills and some mountains. It means "foot of the mountain" |
| Coastal Plain | flat land area where a lot of farming is done |
| Coast | Land that borders the ocean |
| Marsh/Swamp | An area of wet, low land with a large amount of grass and no trees |
| Atlantic Ocean | A large body of salt water located off the coast of Georgia. |
| Endangered Species | A living organism that is threatened with extinction. Ex. logger head sea turtle |
| Adaptation | A special characteristic that helps an animal survive. Ex. chameleon-changes colors to blend into its environment |
| External Feature | The visible feature of a plant or animal that helps the animal survive in its habitat (something on the outside like a beak |
| Thrive | when an organism grows very well or is healthy. or, to flourish |
| Migrate | the movement of animals from one place to another |
| Perish | when an organism dies |
| A bird feeds mostly on fish. The bird has long legs and a beak that helps it catch the fish. What habitat would this bird most likely live in? | swamp |
| In what region of Georgia might you find rivers that form waterfalls? | blue Ridge Mountains |
| Alligators are found in the swamps of Georgia. What might you conclude about the alligator? | It likes to live in a habitat that has water. |
| In which of these habitats would you most likely find a fish? | river c. mountain d. valley |
| In which region of Georgia would you most likely find a swamp? | coastal Plain |
| What habitat would you not find in Georgia? | d. desert |
| Which group of Georgia animals and plants would best live in a forest habitat? | black bear, owl, oak tree |
| Which is the habitat of the loggerhead turtle in Georgia? | Atlantic Ocean |
| Where is Brasstown Bald, which has the highest elevation, found? | mountains |
| Which habitat has red clay for its soil? | piedmont |
| A region that is hot, flat, and has many farms, is which region in Georgia? | coastal plain |
| Which region is the most populated of Georgia? | piedmont |
| The gopher tortoise uses its flippers to glide through the loose soil of which region? | coastal plain |
| The birds in the ________________________ region have long necks and legs, and bills for spearing fish for food in shallow water. Which region is this? | swamp |
| The right whale, horseshoe crab, jellyfish, and shrimp describe animals which live in which region? | Atlantic Ocean |
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