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A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in wildland vegetation, often in rural areas. Wildfires can burn in forests, grasslands, savannas, and other ecosystems 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. For a 7th grader

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The word "vegetation" can be understood through the phrase "burns in wildland vegetation" and by looking at examples like "forests," "grasslands," and "savannas." These examples suggest that vegetation refers to the plant life or types of plants that grow in those areas. So, vegetation means all the plants in a specific environment.