A | B |
biogeography | the study of where organisms live |
continental drift | the very slow motion of the continents |
dispersal | the movement of organisms from one place to another |
exotic species | specied introduced to an area by humans |
climate | typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time |
limits to dispersal | physical barriers, competition, and climate |
means of dispersal | wind, water, and other living things |
Pangea | when all of the continents were one large land mass 225 million years ago |