Regions
Habitats
Animals of...
Plants of...
Vocabulary
100
This region is the largest region in Georgia.
What is Coastal Plain?
100
This habitat is home to Right Whales and Loggerhead turtles.
What is the ocean?
100
Fast moving, cold water mountain rivers and streams are home to this fish.
What is a trout?
100
This is a type of grass that grows in Georgia's marshes.
What is cordgrass?
100
This is the largest freshwater swamp in North America.
What is the Okefenokee Swamp?
200
This region contains the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Plateau.
What is the mountain region?
200
Many reptiles, such as alligators, snakes, and turtles live in this habitat.
What is a swamp?
200
This large cat can be found in forests in many of the regions of Georgia.
What is a bobcat?
200
This large tree has a thick bottom and "knees." It is very common in Georgia's swamps.
What is the cypress tree?
200
This is an area of low land covered by water for most of the year. Swamps and marshes are examples of this.
What is a wetland?
300
The Okefenokee Swamp is located in this region.
What is the Coastal Plain?
300
This habitat is home to river otters, ducks, and many kinds of fish.
What are slow-moving rivers?
300
This very large animal can be found in the mountain region, and well as in the swamps and marshes.
What is a black bear?
300
This air plant grows in many of the trees, such as Georgia's state tree (the live oak) in the Coastal Plain.
What is Spanish moss?
300
This is a sandy strip of land offshore that protects the mainland. Georgia has 14 of these.
What is a barrier island?
400
This region has the greatest population of people. Our capital city, Atlanta, is located in this region.
What is the Piedmont?
400
This habitat is often home to bears, bats, and salamanders.
What is a cave?
400
This is a bird that can be found along Georgia's slow-moving rivers.
What is the bald eagle (or the screech owl, or the great blue heron, or wood duck)
400
This is a carnivorous plant that grows in Georgia's swamps.
What is the pitcher plant (or the bladderwort)?
400
This is the place where fresh water and salt water mix.
What is an estuary?
500
This region is located just above the fall line.
What is the Piedmont?
500
This particular Georgia habitat is a live-bottom habitat. It home to crabs, shrimp, lobsters, and many kinds of fish.
What is Gray's Reef?
500
This animal attaches itself to the ridge of rock off the coast of Georgia known as Gray's Reef.
What are coral (or sponges)?
500
This plant grows on the sand dunes at Georgia's beaches. Their roots help to keep the dunes from blowing away.
What are sea oats?
500
This is the term used to describe all the living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place.
What is an ecosystem?