A wild fire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in wildland vegetation, often in rural areas. Wildfires can burn in forests, grasslands, savannas, and other ecosystem and have been doing so for hundreds of millions of years. They are not limited to a particular continent or environment.

In 2-3 sentences, explain which context clues help you identify the meaning of the word vegetation in the first sentence.

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The context clues that help identify the meaning of the word "vegetation" in the first sentence include the phrases "burns in wildland vegetation" and the subsequent mention of ecosystems like "forests, grasslands, savannas." These clues suggest that vegetation refers to plant life or plant communities found in those natural environments.