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