Territory
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Example:
Imagine trying to find a parking spot in a busy shopping mall during the holiday season. Just like you claim and defend your parking spot from other drivers once you've found one, animals establish and protect a territory to ensure they have access to necessary resources like food and shelter. Your parking spot is akin to an animal's territory, as both are spaces that are secured and defended to maintain access to vital resources.
Practice Version
Territory: An area that is occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals. Territory. In Science, a territory is a specific space that animals claim and protect against others.