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Regions
Adaptations
Animals
Plants
Vocabulary
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What is the largest region in Georgia?
The Coastal Plain
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What does it mean when an animal camouflages itself?
It blends in with the environment
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What adaptation do mammals have to help them eat meat?
Sharp teeth and a mouth
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What adaptation do plants have to help them store food?
Leaves
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What is a drought?
A long period of time without water.
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What region contains the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Plateau?
The mountain region
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In order to adapt, what would your family do if your home was flooded?
My family would have to move
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In what region would you find alligators?
The coastal plain or swamps and marshes
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What does it mean when a flower wilts?
Due to a lack or water, disease or extreme heat; the flower shrivels and bends to the ground
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What is a flood?
An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond it’s normal boundaries.
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What is the highest elevation in Georgia?
Brasstown Bald
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Imagine that you are watching a penguin swim. When you are under it, you look up and see a white belly. Why is the belly such a light color?
To make it hard for predators in the water to see them from below
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Does a turtle’s shell make it dig in sand better?
No, it's flippers help it dig in sand better
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If there was a drought, would plants get bigger and stronger or would they wilt?
They would wilt because they need the water to thive
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What is a barrier island?
A sandy strip of land offshore that protects the mainland.
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To which region would steep refer?
The mountain region
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Imagine that you are watching that same penguin swim. When you are above it, you look down and see its dark back. Why is the back such a dark color?
To make it hard for predators above the water to see them
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Imagine that deer and rabbits lived near Eastside. If the deer moved across the street to Burnett, what would happen to the number of rabbits? Why?
The number of rabbits would increase because they would have more resources to survive (example: food, shelter)
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What do plants and trees need to survive?
They need nutrients, water, sunlight and air to survive
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What does steep mean?
To rise or fall sharply
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To which region does flat refer?
Flat refers to the Coastal Plain Region of Georgia.
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Which is more likely to survive, small plants of the forest floor or the taller trees? Why?
Taller trees are more likely to survive than plants on the forest floor, because taller trees get more sunlight.
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If a wetland became dry, would the animals try to live in the mountains or piedmont regions? Why or Why not?
The Piedmont region because the mountains would be too cold and the piedmont is next to the wetlands
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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
What does the word migration mean?
A seasonal movement from one place to another