Life: The Science of Biology, 10e - WH Freeman
Life: The Science of Biology, 10e - WH Freeman
Life: The Science of Biology, 10e - WH Freeman
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Chapter 54 | Ecology and the Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> 22<strong>The</strong> Sahara and Arabian Desertsseparate the Palearctic andEthiopian regions.7049PALEARCTICNEARCTIC1801801745ORIENTAL<strong>The</strong> Himalayamountain rangeseparates the Orientaland Palearctic regions.<strong>The</strong> Mexican Plateauseparates the Nearctic andNeotropical regions.6ANTARCTICNEO-TROPICALETHIOPIAN100100100–110AUSTRALASIAN80Wallace’s line separatesthe Oriental andAustralasian regions.45ANTARCTIC49ANTARCTIC54.12 Earth’s Biogeographic Regions (Page 1142)LIFE <strong>The</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biology</strong> 10E SadavaSinauer AssociatesMorales StudioFigure 54.12 Date 07-13-12© 2014 Sinauer Associates, Inc.