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Georgia Habitats
Georgia Habitats
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Science
3rd Grade
01/12/2016

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Term
environment
Definition
All living and nonliving things that surround an organism
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organism
Definition
Any living thing
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marsh
Definition
A grassy wetland
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habitat
Definition
The place where a plant or animal lives
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ecosystem
Definition
all the living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place
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elevation
Definition
how high something is above sea level
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piedmont
Definition
an area of gently rolling land between a coast and mountains
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swamp
Definition
a wetland in which mostly trees and other woody plants grow
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wetland
Definition
an area of low land covered by water for most of the year
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coast
Definition
where an ocean meets land
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barrier island
Definition
a sandy strip of land offshore that protects the mainland
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continental shelf
Definition
a gently sloping area of ocean bottom near shore
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dune
Definition
a mound of sand formed by wind and moving water
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reef
Definition
a ridge of rock on the ocean bottom
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sandbar
Definition
a long ridge of sand in shallow water, usually close to the beach
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estuary
Definition
a place where fresh water and salt water meet
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