Now that you know some things about the turtles and tortoises, you can describe the kinds of
environments that each of them prefers. You also know some things about different kinds of
environments in the United States. Can you think of some good reasons that these different
animals are found only in the regions shown on the first map?
Like these turtles and tortoises, other animals are found only in particular habitats. From what
you have learned about turtles, what can you conclude might be some general rules that
explain why all animals are restricted to certain regions?