GEOGRAPHERS

How does geography provide evidence of evolution?

Marsupials have been found in the

Americas, Australia, and New Guinea. Because the regions are far apart, scientists believe that they were all part of one continent where marsupials originated, and were split by plate tectonics.

What are three examples of how geography supports

the theory of evolution?

Convergent Evolution

Convergent: Two species with different ancestries evolve in similar ways, developing into similar organisms.

Ex: Birds and Bats

Divergent Evolution

Divergent: A group of the same species develop different characteristics, evolving into new species.

Ex: Monkeys and Humans

Distribution of Species

When the Panama isthmus formed animals from South America Migrated to North America and Vice Versa

The new habitat caused the animals to adapt and evolve into variations of their former species for the new climate