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16 Cards in this Set

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barrier island
A sandy strip of land offshore that protects the mainland.
coast
Any place where an ocean meets land.
continental shelf
A gently sloping area of land at teh ocean bottom near the shore.
dune
A mound of sand formed by wind and moving water.
ecosystem
All the living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place.
elevation
How high something is above sea level.
enviroment
All the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.
estuary
A place near the coast where fresh water from streams and rivers mixes with ocean water.
habitat
The place where a plant or animal lives.
marsh
A wetland in which mostly grasses and other soft-stem plants grow.
organism
A living thing.
piedmont
An area of gently rolling land between a coast and mountains.
reef
A ridge of rock on ocean bottom.
sandbar
A long ridge of sand in shallow water, usually close to a beach.
swamp
A wetland in which mostly trees and other woody plants grow.
wetland
An area of low land covered by water for most of the year.