Georgia Habitat Study Guide

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Georgia Habitat Study Guide
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Why is cord grass so important to the Salt Marsh
habitat?

• Cord grass is strong and helps prevent erosion
  from the tide, storms, and wind.

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What are the flat fish found in the Salt Marsh
habitat?

• Flounder are flat fish found in the salt marsh
  habitat.

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What is the State reptile that can be found in
the Coastal Plains?

• The Gopher Tortoise is our state reptile and is
  mostly found in the Coastal Plains.

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Why are there so many endangered birds in the
Coastal Plains?

• Longleaf pine is decreasing in numbers and
  therefore the birds of the Coastal Plains are
  loosing their habitat.

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What must happen to the land of the Coastal
Plains in order for the Longleaf pines to grow?

• The Longleaf pines of the Coastal Plains must
  have wild fires to reproduce.

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What is a swamp?

• A swamp is a low-lying piece of land that has
  fresh water and is important to controlling
  floods.

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What trees are most common in our Georgia swamps?

• Cypress and Black Gum trees are common to GA
  swamps.

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Why are freshwater mussels important to our
waterways in the Piedmont and Mountain Regions?

• Mussels help to keep our rivers of the Piedmont
  and mountain regions clean.

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What is the most endangered species in our state?

• Freshwater mussels are the most endangered
  species in our state.

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What are rock outcrops?

• A rock outcrop is a large rock that was pushed to
  the surface of the earth. Stone Mountain and
  Heggies rock are an example.

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What region are most of the rock outcrops found?

• The Piedmont has several important rock outcrops.

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What endangered plant can only be found on
Georgias rock outcrop?

• The mat-forming quillwort plant can only be found
  in GA rock outcrops.

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What special plant grows wild in the Mountain
areas of Georgia and is used for medicines, teas,
and food enhancing?

• The Wild Ginseng crops can be found in GA
  mountains and are used for many things.

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What are the common farmed crops in our State?

• Peaches, peanuts, pecans, and cotton are an
  example of crops that are farmed in GA

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What region is mostly used for GA farmland?

• The piedmont region is where most of GA farms can
  be found.

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What months do the Florida Manatee come to our GA
Atlantic Coastline?

• The manatee comes to the Atlantic off the coast
  of GA in November and March.

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What tree used to dominate the mountain and
piedmont regions of Georgia?

• The chestnut tree used to be the most popular
  tree throughout the mountain and piedmont regions
  of GA.

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What type of Georgia birds are known for their
singing?

• The warbler birds in Georgia are known for their
  singing.

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What is the name of the large, endangered snake
that is mostly found in the Coastal Region of
Georgia?

• The Indigo snake is an endangered snake that
  lives in the coastal region of GA.

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Why are there so many beautiful, EARLY spring
wild flowers in the woods of the mountain regions
of GA?

• The trees of the mountain region are deciduous
  (loose leaves in the fall), therefore wild
  flowers are able to get sunlight and grow in the
  early spring.
• Example yellow lady slipper and false lily of
  the valley

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What do scientists refer to the coastal plains as?

• The coastal plain is considered the ANCIENT SEA
  FLOOR

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How did the piedmont region develop into its
current condition?

• The piedmont developed into its current condition
  from the erosion of the mountain region creating
  hilly land.

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What is special about the mountain ranges found
in Georgia?

• The mountain ranges found in Georgia are one the
  OLDEST mountains in the world.

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Why does Georgias land need the salt marshes?

• The salt marshes help protect the mainland from
  flooding and wind that can cause erosion.