Georgia Habitats Study Guide



Georgia Habitats Study Guide

Review the vocabulary and facts for your Science test. Making note cards is a good way to study the information.

Vocabulary Words:

* habitat – the place in an ecosystem where a plant or animals lives

* wetland – land that is covered with water most of the time and

the soil is often wet and spongy

*swamp-an area in which mostly trees and other woody plants grow.

*marsh-a wetland in which mostly grasses and other soft stem plants grow.

* mountain - land that rises to a high point

* environment – everything that surrounds a living thing

* ecosystem- all the living and nonliving things that interact in one

place

* Piedmont - region of Georgia that contains rolling hills and is

located between the coastal plain the mountains

* hibernate – to go into a kind of deep sleep

* adaptation –a feature that helps a living thing survive

* balance – not having too many or too few of any kind of living

thing

Things to Know:

• Factors that can change an environment include: fire, plants, rain, drought, and climate.

• The swamp is the only habitat with carnivorous plants because of the nutrient-poor soil.

• The Piedmont region has a lot of red clay.

• The word Piedmont means foothills.

• If there is not enough rain, some living things may not survive and will die. This is called a drought.

• The fall line separates the Piedmont region from the Coastal Plains.

• The knees of a Bald Cypress tree help it to stand in water.

• Brasstown Bald is the highest point in Georgia.

• Cattails live in wetlands.

• Some plants have small leaves that help them save water.

• Hardwood trees lose their leaves in the winter.

• An alligator has webbed feet that help it swim through water.

• Fish have gills that allow them to breathe under water.

• Some animals that would live in a wooded area/forest habitat would include raccoons, deer, black bears, and red squirrels.

• Georgia’s wetlands can be found in all parts of Georgia. The bogs are in the mountains, ponds in the piedmont, swamps in the coastal plain, and marshes near the barrier islands and reefs.

• Certain changes to a habitat might cause animals to move to another location or to die. Example: If a pond dried up, the fish would not be able to survive. Animals could move to another habitat similar to the one they originally lived in or die.

• Getting enough water is one problem for plants that live in dry areas, like a desert. Some living things may die without enough water. The prickly pear cactus is adapted to live in a dry, windy environment.

Habitats

Mountains

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

Wetlands- Swamps and Marshes

Barrier Islands and Reefs

Atlantic Ocean (off Georgia’s coast)

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