Name _______________________________ Date ________________
Science Unit 1 Study Guide: Georgia Habitats
A. Vocabulary:
1. adaptation- a characteristic that helps a living thing survive; ex. hibernation, camouflage, sharp spines, thorns, waxy leaves
2. habitat- the home of a living thing (plant or animal); ex. nest, house, cliffs, trees, cave
3. environment- everything that surrounds a living thing
4. balanced environment- an environment where there are not too many and not too few of any kind of living thing
5. region- a part or section of land; Georgia has 5 land regions—Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plains, Swamps/Marshes, and Ocean.
B. Be able to label a map of Georgia with the 5 land regions. The names of the regions should be spelled correctly with capital letters.
Mountain Piedmont Swamp & Marsh Coastal Plain Atlantic Ocean
C. Be able to describe the region and name 3 plants and animals in each region. Make sure to study the highlighted parts of each book of the regions of Georgia.
*There will also be 10 “name that habitat” questions with characteristics and animals listed.
Habitat plant animal
Mountains | 1. 2. 3. | 1. 2. 3. |
Piedmont | 1. 2. 3. | 1. 2. 3. |
Coastal plain | 1. 2. 3. | 1. 2. 3. |
Swamp and marsh | 1. 2. 3. | 1. 2. 3. |
Ocean | 1. 2. 3. | 1. 2. 3. |
D. Be able to explain how drought, fire, and floods can change an environment. Be able to draw an environment before and after one of the above changes.
ex. Draw a forest before/after a fire.
Before: In balance After: Not in balance
Explain how this event changed the environment. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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