GEOG 203 Lecture 1: Geog 203 Section 3

• School: McGill University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 203
• Professor: Tim Moore

Document Summary

Part 1: describing vegetation a global language. The study of distribution of organisms (that is, plants and animals), the diverse spatial patterns they create, and the physical and biological processes, past and present, that p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)e ea(cid:396)th(cid:859)s spe(cid:272)ies (cid:396)i(cid:272)h(cid:374)ess. Ecological biogeography and their physical and biotic environments. Reconstructing the origin, dispersal, & extinction of taxa and biotas. Accounting for present distributions in terms of interactions between organisms. Classification groups similar things and helps us to see relationships and patterns and then by observing patterns we can often determine factors that control their distribution. All living things are classified by the binomial system of nomenclature, the linnaean system. Species: is the basic unit of classification, each has a unique two-part name denoted by italics or underlined. Groups plants simply upon similarities in structure or life form, two individuals may have similar structure but be genetically distant. Tree: a perennial, erect woody plant having a single upright main trunk.