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Georgia Habitats. 1. Georgia Piedmont Habitat. The Georgia Piedmont is between the mountains and the plains. Known for weathered and nutrient poor soil. 2. Piedmont Habitat Land Animals. The white tailed deer is the smallest deer in North America!. Raccoon - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Georgia Piedmont HabitatGeorgia Piedmont Habitat
The Georgia Piedmont The Georgia Piedmont is between the is between the mountains and the mountains and the plains.plains.
Known for weathered Known for weathered and nutrient poor soil.and nutrient poor soil.
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Piedmont Habitat Land AnimalsPiedmont Habitat Land Animals
RaccoonThese nocturnal animals are found in urban, suburban, and rural habitats. They are also found from the mountains to the coast!
The white tailed deer is the smallest deer in North America!
This is the Red Fox.It hunts alone or in small family groups!
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Piedmont Land Animals and Piedmont Land Animals and BirdsBirds
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Piedmont Water AnimalsPiedmont Water AnimalsReptiles
Snakes, frogs, and lizards
Because they are reptiles, they like to
be near water! Cottonmouth – water moccasin
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Piedmont Habitat – TreesPiedmont Habitat – Trees
The Live Oak is Georgia’s state
treeGeorgia Pine
Trees
Sweet Gum
Dogwood
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Piedmont PlantsPiedmont Plants
Cherokee Rose
Iris
Azaleas
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Georgia Mountains HabitatGeorgia Mountains Habitat
The mountains in Georgia were formed over a billion
years ago!Brasstown Bald is in the Georgia mountains. It is
the highest point in Georgia rising over 4,784
feet above sea level.
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Mountain HabitatMountain Habitat
The trees and plants in the
mountain habitat are the same as the Piedmont!
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Mountain HabitatMountain HabitatLand AnimalsLand Animals
Mountain Lions
Eastern Cottontail
Rabbit
Bobcat
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Mountain Habitat Mountain Habitat Land AnimalsLand Animals
Black BearRed Fox
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Mountain Habitat Mountain Habitat Water AnimalsWater Animals
American ToadThis frog prefers to be in rocky, mountainous places, but you can find it in lots of other habitats too!
River OttersBrown trout
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Mountain AnimalsMountain AnimalsBirdsBirds
Great Horned Owl
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Marsh / Swamp HabitatMarsh / Swamp Habitat
The Okefenokee The Okefenokee Swamp is in the Swamp is in the Georgia Plains region.Georgia Plains region.
Okefenokee comes Okefenokee comes from the Indian word from the Indian word which means “Land of which means “Land of the Trembling Earth”the Trembling Earth”
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Marsh / Swamp HabitatMarsh / Swamp Habitat Not all of the Not all of the
Okefenokee is a swamp. Okefenokee is a swamp. Part of it is a bog which Part of it is a bog which is a mossy wetland. is a mossy wetland.
It is so boggy that you It is so boggy that you can shake trees by can shake trees by stomping on the stomping on the ground!ground!
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Marsh and Swamp Habitat Marsh and Swamp Habitat TreesTrees
Trees include giant tupelos and bald cypresses.Trees include giant tupelos and bald cypresses.
Tupelo Trees Cypress Trees
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Marsh / Swamp Habitat Marsh / Swamp Habitat PlantsPlants
Pitcher Plants eat live bugs! The
bugs are attracted to the smell and they crawl inside.
Once inside, they are trapped. The flower has strong
chemicals that immediately
dissolve the bug.
Bladderworts live in shallow water and have small air sacs that catch small bugs, water fleas, and worms.
The Sundew flower has sticky stuff on the plant. When bugs land, they are stuck. Then the flower can eat the bug.
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Marsh and Swamp Habitat Marsh and Swamp Habitat Land AnimalsLand Animals
The black bear eats plants and animals.
White Tailed Deer
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Marsh and Swamp HabitatMarsh and Swamp HabitatWater AnimalsWater AnimalsRiver Otters
Water MoccasinOne of Georgia’s few
venemous snakes. It can coil, bite, and
coil again in ½ second!
Did you know a full grown alligator can grow up to 15 feet and weigh 700 pounds?
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Swamp and Marsh Habitat Swamp and Marsh Habitat BirdsBirds
The Sandhill Crane
Ospreys
Anhingas
These birds feed on small prey such as lizards, rats, and snakes.
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Swamp and Marsh BirdsSwamp and Marsh Birds
Egret
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Coastal HabitatCoastal Habitat The coastal habitat is the The coastal habitat is the
southeastern portion of the southeastern portion of the Coastal Plains region of Coastal Plains region of Georgia. It is the coastline Georgia. It is the coastline that separates the plains that separates the plains from the sea. from the sea.
You can see the coastal You can see the coastal habitat in the picture below.habitat in the picture below.
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Coastal Habitat Coastal Habitat PlantsPlants
Wire Grass
Grasslands
A variety of plants
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Coastal HabitatCoastal HabitatTreesTrees
Spanish moss on a Live Oak tree
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Coastal Habitat Coastal Habitat BirdsBirds
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Coastal HabitatCoastal HabitatBirdsBirds
Snowy Egret
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Coastal Habitat AnimalsCoastal Habitat Animals
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Atlantic Ocean HabitatAtlantic Ocean Habitat
Every year Loggerhead sea
turtles lay their eggs on the beach, but
make their home in the ocean. That is
why you found them in the Coastal Habitat
as well!
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Atlantic Ocean HabitatAtlantic Ocean HabitatMarine LifeMarine Life
Right Whale
Crabs
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Atlantic Ocean HabitatAtlantic Ocean HabitatMarine LifeMarine Life
These dolphins were spotted just of the coast of Tybee Island
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Habitat PowerPoint Habitat PowerPoint
Credits for information and photographs:Credits for information and photographs:http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us//131020720124511840/lib/http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us//131020720124511840/lib/131020720124511840/Documents/Habitats/habitats.htm131020720124511840/Documents/Habitats/habitats.htm
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7i.htmhttp://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7i.htmhttp://www.okeswamp.com/ts_Animals/plants_animals.htmlhttp://www.okeswamp.com/ts_Animals/plants_animals.html
http://www.uga.edu/gardenclub/m2s/mountains.htmlhttp://www.uga.edu/gardenclub/m2s/mountains.html
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Changes in HabitatsChanges in HabitatsPollutionPollution
DeforestationDeforestationForest FiresForest Fires
Natural DisastersNatural Disasters
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PollutionPollutionPollution also is a major reason for the loss of habitat. When it rains, many chemicals and debris from roads, cars, lawns, construction sites and dumps - just to name a few - run into streams and finally into the estuaries and bays. When this habitat is destroyed by the chemicals, poor farming or building too close to streams - fish die. They die because their nesting and feeding areas are destroyed. These areas where fish can not survive are called "Dead Zones". One of these dead zones extends 7,000 miles into the Gulf of Mexica off Texas and Louisiana due to pollution. *Courtesy of http://www.howard.k12.md.us/res/habitat/pollution.html
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Effects of Pollution on Effects of Pollution on HabitatsHabitats
*Courtesy of http://www.howard.k12.md.us/res/habitat/pollution.html
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DeforestationDeforestation
Before
After
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Forest FiresForest Fires
http://www.borealforest.org/world/innova/images/burned_woods.jpg
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Oil SpillsOil SpillsOil water logs a bird's feathers so that it drowns, dies of cold or is poisoned by swallowing oil when trying to clean its plumage. Most oil pollution is accidental but some is deliberate, such as ships illegally washing out their tanks at sea.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/policy/marine/pollution/index.asp
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Natural DisastersNatural DisastersHurricanes and TornadoesHurricanes and Tornadoes
Hurricanes destroy a mangrove forest coastal habitat.
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Natural DisastersNatural DisastersHurricanes and TornadoesHurricanes and Tornadoes
