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Habitats

Habitats. Where people, animals and plants live. Deserts. Desert habitats are very dry. They are full of animals and plants who need very little water. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX8VQIJVpTg. Piedmont/Mountains. Piedmont—gently rolling land between ocean and mountains

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Habitats

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  1. Habitats Where people, animals and plants live

  2. Deserts • Desert habitats are very dry. They are full of animals and plants who need very little water. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX8VQIJVpTg

  3. Piedmont/Mountains • Piedmont—gently rolling land between ocean and mountains • Mountains—areas of very high land • Georgia—Blue Ridge Mountains Appalachian Mountains

  4. Wetlands (aka swamps and marshes) • Wetlands—low land covered by water most of the year • Swamp—wetland where mostly trees and other woody plants grow—usually fresh water

  5. Wetlands (cont) • Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is the largest freshwater swamp in North America. • Marsh—wetland where mostly soft stemmed plants and grasses grow—usually salt water

  6. Coastal/Ocean Habitats • Georgia’s coast and barrier islands are home to a lot of animals and plants. • Coast—where ocean meets land

  7. Oceans (cont) • Barrier island—a sandy strip of land off shore that protects the mainland • These are pictures of Tybee Island, one of the closest barrier islands.

  8. Oceans (cont) • Continental shelf—gently sloping land on the bottom of the ocean • Reef—A ridge of rock on ocean bottom—home to many creatures—sponges,coral • Dune—mound of sand formed by wind and water

  9. Plants of Georgia—How do they thrive here • http://naturalhistory.uga.edu/index.php?page=content/education/habitats/habitats • Swamp animals—alligator, marsh rabbits, otters, raccoons, insects • Plants—cypress trees, water lillies, cattails

  10. Animals and plants in Georgia habitats (cont) • Mountain animals—deer, fox, raccoons, bobcats, black bear, eagles, wild turkeys • Plants—moderate temperature, rich soil allow pine, oak, maple, flowering bushes—90% is forest

  11. Ocean plants and animals • Ocean animals—warm ocean allows animals and plants to thrive--Sea turtles, sand dollars, jellyfish, coral reef • Plants—sea grass, seaweed, algae

  12. Piedmont Animals and Plants • Animals—Opossums, squirrels, Canadian geese, ducks, cardinals, blue jays and owls • Plants—pine, oak and hickory trees, flowering shrubs • Red clay soil

  13. What happens if nature or people change a habitat • Pollution-- • http://georgiawildlife.com • If time permits—litterbug cartoon • http://www.dailyrx.com/index/?utm_source=78825-6&utm_medium=00400&utm_content=D3067C4E%2D88E6%2D41C3%2D9DB9%2DDD897D45AC64

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