| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| habitat | a place where plants and animals live |
| environment | the type of conditions a plant, animal, or human lives in |
| organism | a single type of living thing |
| nonliving | something that has not ever been alive. Ex: soil, water, rocks |
| mountains | an area of very high rocky land with lots of forests, streams, and waterfalls |
| piedmont | an area of land with rolling hills and some mountains |
| piedmont | means "foot of the mountain" |
| coastal plain | a flat land area where a lot of farming takes place |
| coast | the land that borders the sea or ocean |
| marsh | an area of wet, low land with a large amount of grass and no trees |
| swamp | an area of very wet, low land with VERY dark water and lots of trees |
| Atlantic Ocean | large body of salt water located off the coast of Georgia |
