1. Georgia Habitats Study Guide

2. Habitat The place where a plant or animal lives.
A habitat provides ALL things the animals and plants there need to survive.

3. Wetland
A place where the soil is often wet and spongy.

4. Mountain
A high raised part of Earth.

5. Piedmont
The region of Georgia that contains rolling hills and is located between the coastal plain and the mountains.

6. Q: Which region of Georgia has the most mountains?
A: North Georgia

7. Q: Which region of Georgia is the most densely populated?
A: The Piedmont, where Atlanta is located, is the most densely (heavily) populated.

8. Q: What are 3 examples of wetlands?
Bogs
Marshes
Swamps

9. Point to the beak that would be most suitable for scooping and straining food from mud and water.

10. Point to the beak that would be most suitable for tearing prey into pieces small enough to swallow.

11. Point to the beak that would be most suitable for sipping nectar from flowers like a straw.

12. Point to the beak that would be most suitable for catching fish.

13. Point to the beak that would be most suitable for cracking seeds.

14. Point to the bird feet that would be most suitable for climbing up, down, and sideways on tree trunks.

15. Point to the bird feet that would be most suitable for capturing, killing and carrying prey.

16. Point to the bird feet that would be most suitable for swimming.

17. Point to the bird feet that would be most suitable for wading or walking near the water’s edge.

18. Q: Which region of Georgia is shown below?
A: Mountains

19. Georgia Mountains Stats
Location – Northern Georgia
Soil – rocky & shallow
Climate – warm in summer; cool in winter.
Animals - bats, salamanders, bobcats, squirrels, black bears, trout, mountain warblers
Plants - wildflowers, Trees: basswood, sugar maple, American beech, buckeye, yellow birch, magnolias
Points of Interest – Brasstown Bald is the highest point in Georgia

20. Q: Which region of Georgia is shown below?
A: Piedmont

21. Georgia Piedmont Stats
Location – Just south of the mountains
Land Features – rolling hills, many streams
and small rivers
Soil – thick, red clay
Points of Interest – the lower edge of the
Piedmont is called the “fall line”; rock outcrops, such as Stone
Mountain, can be found here.
Animals – freshwater mussels, striped bass, spotted salamanders, owls, eagles, hawks, falcons, and osprey
Plants – forests of oak, hickory and pine cover the Piedmont.

22. Q: Which region of Georgia is shown below?
A: The Coastal Plain

23. Georgia Coastal Plain Stats
Location – between the Piedmont and the
Atlantic Ocean; the largest region
Land Features – low and flat
Soil – sandy
Climate – milder winters and hot summers
Animals – deer, bobcats, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, skunks, opossums, raccoons, quail, songbirds, gopher tortoises
Plants – longleaf pine, live oak, saw palmetto, wax myrtle, wiregrasses; crops such as peanuts and cotton are grown.

24. Q: Which region is shown below in light green?
A: Atlantic Ocean

25. Georgia Atlantic Ocean Stats
Location – along the coast of Georgia
Features – beaches, sand dunes, saltwater,
maritime forests
Soil – sand
Animals – dolphins, pelicans, ghost shrimp, crabs, sea gulls, diamondback rattlesnake, manatees, loggerhead sea turtles
Plants – sea oats, prickly pear cactus, beach morning glory, saw palmetto, Spanish moss

26. Q: Which region of Georgia is shaded below?
A: The Okefenokee Swamp

27. Georgia Swamp Stats Location – Southern Georgia along the
border with Florida
Land Features – wetlands
Soil – wet and spongy, peat
Points of Interest – the Okefenokee Swamp
is the largest swamp in Georgia
Animals – American alligators, black bears, frogs, osprey, cranes, water moccasin snakes
Plants – waterlilies, cypress trees, carnivorous plants such as the pitcher plant, sundew, and bladderwort.