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The Habitats of Georgia

The Habitats of Georgia. Created By: Gail Lutowski Warnell Forest Education Center Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources The University of Georgia. What is a HABITAT?. A HABITAT is a place where living things, or organisms , live. Habitats provide organisms with: FOOD WATER

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The Habitats of Georgia

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  1. The Habitats of Georgia Created By: Gail Lutowski Warnell Forest Education Center Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources The University of Georgia

  2. What is a HABITAT? • A HABITAT is a place where living things, or organisms, live. • Habitats provide organisms with: • FOOD • WATER • SHELTER • SPACE

  3. FOREST OCEAN DESERT SAVANNAH Are All Habitats the Same? • No Way! There are many different kinds of habitats all over the world. • Can YOU think of some different types of habitats?

  4. AMOUNT of SUNLIGHT WEATHER TEMPERATURE SOIL TYPE What Makes Habitats Different? • All kinds of NON-LIVING things make each habitat unique. • Some examples are:

  5. What Types of HabitatsAre in Georgia? • Georgia Has: • Mountain Habitats • Piedmont Habitats • Coastal Plain Habitats • Marsh Habitats • Swamp Habitats • Atlantic Ocean Habitat • Do you know WHERE in Georgia these different habitats are?

  6. Mountains Piedmont Costal Plain Swamps (along rivers and the Okefenokee) Marshes Atlantic Ocean

  7. Georgia’s MOUNTAIN Habitat

  8. What Do You Think It Is Like In the Mountains? • LAND: • Steep and Rocky • WEATHER: • Nice in Summer • Cold in winter • SOIL: • Shallow and Rocky • WATER: • Streams and Rivers

  9. Living in the Mountains • Organisms that live in the mountains have to be able to survive during long, cold winters. • What are some ADAPTATIONS that animals and plants have for surviving cold winters?

  10. Georgia’s PIEDMONT Habitat

  11. LAND: Gently Rolling Hills Rock Outcrops WEATHER: Hot in Summer Cold in winter SOIL: Red Georgia Clay Granite Outcrops WATER: Rivers and Streams What Do You Think It Is Like In the Piedmont?

  12. Living in the Piedmont • Organisms that live in the Piedmont have to be able to survive changing weather. • What are some ADAPTATIONS that animals and plants have for surviving changing weather?

  13. Georgia’s COASTAL PLAIN Habitat

  14. What Do You Think It Is Like in the Coastal Plain ? • LAND: • Very Flat • WEATHER: • Hot and Humid • SOIL: • Deep Sands • WATER: • Rivers, Creeks, Swamps

  15. Living in the Coastal Plain • Organisms that live in the Costal Plain have to be able to survive hot summers and dry, sandy soil. • What are some ADAPTATIONS that plants and animals have for surviving in hot temperatures and dry, sandy soil?

  16. Georgia’s SWAMP Habitat

  17. What Do You Think It Is Like In the Swamp? • LAND: • Flat and Usually Flooded • WEATHER: • Hot and Humid • SOIL: • Dark, Mucky Clays • WATER: • Flooded Freshwater

  18. Living in the Swamp • Organisms that live in the swamp have to be able to survive in wet, flooded areas. • What are some ADAPTATIONS that plants and animals have for surviving in wet, flooded areas?

  19. Georgia’s MARSH Habitat

  20. LAND: Flat and Tidally Flooded WEATHER: Hot and Humid Windy SOIL: Dark, Sticky Mud WATER: Where Rivers meet the Ocean Brackish water What Do You Think It Is Like In the Marsh?

  21. Living in the Marsh • Organisms that live in the marsh have to be able to survive in brackish water. • What are some ADAPTATIONS that animals and plants have for surviving in brackish water?

  22. Georgia’s ATLANTIC OCEAN Habitat

  23. The ocean habitat is very different from the land habitats! The ocean is very, very wet! : ) The weather changes all the time. Sometimes there are storms like hurricanes! The bottom of the ocean is sand. What Do You Think It Is Like In the Atlantic Ocean?

  24. Living in the Ocean • Organisms that live in the ocean have to be able to survive underwater. • What are some ADAPTATIONS that animals and plants have for surviving underwater?

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