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unit 3 wk 2

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  • what does the word "habitat" mean?
    The place that an animal lives. It provides the animal with food, water and shelter.
  • what does the word "grasslands" mean?
    wide area of land filled with small plants such as grasses and flowers.
  • what does the word "Shallow" mean?
    Not very deep
  • what does the word "Blubber" mean?
    the fat of various sea mammals (as whales and seals)
  • what does the word "Tundra" mean?
    a large, barren region with no trees usually found on mountains
  • what does the word "Tropical" mean?
    Near the equator, usually hot, humid year round.
  • what does the word "Thaws" mean?
    a period of weather warm enough to melt ice and snow.
  • what does the word "prairie" mean?
    a type of habitat with mostly grasses, but also flowering plants and occasional shrubs or isolated trees.
  • what does the word "savanna" mean?
    African or tropical land with few trees and tall grasses