Georgia Habitats Unit Test

A place where the ocean meets the land.

• barrier island
• coast
• estuary

A living thing.

• organism
• dune
• elevation

A wetland in which mostly grasses and soft-stem plants grow.

• coast
• swamp
• marsh

A rock ridge on the ocean bottom.

• sandbar
• reef
• ecosystem

A mound of sand formed by wind and moving water.

• sandbar
• reef
• dune

How high something is above sea level.

• elevation
• Piedmont
• mountains

An area of gently rolling land between a coast and mountains.

• ocean
• Piedmont
• wetland

An area where freshwater from rivers and streams meets saltwater from the ocean.

• estuary
• dune
• continental shelf

A wetland in which mostly trees and other woody plants grow.

• marsh
• Piedmont
• swamp

A long ridge of sand in shallow water, usually close to a beach.

• coast
• swamp
• sandbar