Vocabulary | Plants, Animals, and Habitats of Georgia

an area of high, flat ground

• coast

• marsh/ swamp

• mountain

• piedmont

• plateau

very large land formation with a peak at the top

• coast

• marsh/ swamp

• mountain

• piedmont

• plateau

an area of land that is always wet and usually has tall grass rather than trees as its vegetation

• coast

• marsh/ swamp

• mountain

• piedmont

• plateau

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the part of land that meets the ocean

• coast

• marsh/ swamp

• mountain

• piedmont

• plateau

a hilly region with high elevation

• coast

• marsh/ swamp

• mountain

• piedmont

• plateau

distinctive part, quality, or characteristic

• adaptation

• feature

• habitat

• protect

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

to keep from harm or loss

• adaptation

• feature

• habitat

• protect

any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

• adaptation

• feature

• habitat

• protect

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the place where an animal or plant lives

• adaptation

• feature

• habitat

• protect

when an organism copies a characteristic of another organism to increase its chances for survival or reproduction

• camouflage

• hibernation

• migration

• mimicry