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habitat
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The environment in which an
animal or plant lives
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biome
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The entire community of
living organisms within a major region
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continent
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One of the seven main
bodies of land on the Earth
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ocean
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Is the mass of salt water that covers about 72 percent of
the earth’s surface. Oceanic
divisions are known by specific names such as the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific
Ocean, and the Indian Ocean.
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Arctic Ocean
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Surrounds the North
Pole. It is the world’s smallest
ocean and is mostly covered by solid ice, ice floes, and icebergs.
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Atlantic Ocean
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The second largest ocean in the world, extends from the
Arctic Ocean to Antarctica. It is
east of North and South America and west of Europe and Africa.
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Indian Ocean
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the third largest ocean in
the world, lies between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It is south of Asia, east of Africa,
and west of Australia.
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Pacific Ocean
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The largest ocean in the world, extending from the Arctic
Ocean to Antarctica. It is west of
North and South America and east of Asia and Australia.
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coast
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The edge of the land that
touches the ocean
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