GEORGIA HABITATS REVIEW
3rd Grade Science – Ms. Askew
DIRECTIONS
• For the first ten questions, you will use a
word bank to help you “fill in the blank.”
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• The ______________ includes all the things
that make up an area like land, water, and
air.
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• The land that borders the sea or ocean is
called the __________.
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• The ___________ is an area of land with
rolling hills and some mountains. It means
“foot of the mountain.”
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• An area of wet, low land with a large
amount of grass and no trees is a
________.
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• An __________________ is a living organism
that is threatened with extinction.
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• An ____________ is a large body of salt
water that covers most of the Earth’s
surface.
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• The visible feature (on the outside) of a plant
or animal that helps it survive in a given
habitat is an ________________.
• (Example: Bird’s beak)
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• A single type of living thing is an
____________.
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• A living thing’s home is its ____________.
ocean
habitat
environment
external feature
coast
organism
adaptation
marsh
piedmont
endangered species
• An ________________ is a special
characteristic that helps an organism to
survive.
Directions:
For the next few
questions, pick
the Georgia
Habitat that best
describes the
features and
descriptions that
are shown.
This habitat is made of
saltwater and it is located
on the southeastern
border of Georgia.
Alligators, otters, frogs,
and mosquitoes all live in
this habitat.
This habitat is made up of
sandy beaches and
barrier islands.
Gwinnett County is in this
habitat.
This habitat is an area of
land that is covered in still
or slow-moving water with
plants growing in and
around it.
Sea gulls, herons, and
ghost crab live in this
habitat.
Cypress trees, pitcher
plants, cattails, and water
lilies all live in this habitat.
Sea oats grow on the
dunes to help prevent
erosion in this habitat.
This habitat includes parts
of the Blue Ridge and
Appalachian __________.
This habitat includes deer,
black bears, wild turkeys,
raccoons, bats, and foxes.
Red clay gives this habitat
its ground color.
The animals that live in
this habitat are shrimp,
tarpon, flounder, sea trout,
and seaweed.
The Cherokee Rose (the
state flower) grows here in
large numbers. Apple
trees also grow here.
The Okefenokee _______ is
found here.
Pine trees, oak trees, and
hickory trees are mostly
seen in this area.
Opossums, squirrels,
cardinals, blue jays, and
owls live here.