Definition
The scientific study of the geographic distribution of living organisms and the factors that influence their distribution patterns across space and time. It combines biology and geography to understand where species live and why.
Etymology
From Greek 'bios' (life), 'geo' (earth), and 'graphein' (to write). The field was established in the 19th century by naturalists like Alfred Russel Wallace, who noticed distinct patterns in species distribution worldwide.
Kelly Says
Biogeography reveals nature's grand patterns—like why Australia has marsupials while Africa has placental mammals, or why islands often have giant tortoises and flightless birds! It's the science of life's address book across the planet.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባዮጂኦግራፊ
baayo jio grahfi
ARالعربية
علم الجغرافيا الحيوية
ilm al-jiyughrafiya al-hayawiya
BNবাংলা
জীবভূগোল
jiibbhoogol
CACatalà
biogeografia
bio-je-o-gra-fi-a
CSČeština
biogeografie
bio-je-o-gra-fi
DADansk
biogeografi
bio-je-o-gra-fi
DEDeutsch
Biogeographie
bio-je-o-gra-fi
ELΕλληνικά
βιογεωγραφία
vio-geo-gra-fia
ESEspañol
biogeografía
bio-je-o-gra-fi-a
FAفارسی
زیستجغرافیا
zist-jeo-gra-fi-ya
FISuomi
biogeografia
bio-je-o-gra-fi-a
FRFrançais
biogéographie
bio-je-o-gra-fi
GUGU
જૈવભૂગોળ
jaivbhoogol
HAHA
biogeography
bio-je-o-gra-fi
HEעברית
ביוגאוגרפיה
bio-geo-gra-fi-ya
HIहिन्दी
जैवभूगोल
jaivbhoogol
HUMagyar
biogeográfia
bio-je-o-gra-fi-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
biogeografi
bio-je-o-gra-fi
IGIG
biogeography
bio-je-o-gra-fi
ITItaliano
biogeografia
bio-je-o-gra-fi-a
JA日本語
生物地理学
seibutsu chiri gaku
KKKK
биогеография
bio-ge-o-gra-fi-ya
KMKM
ជីវភូមិសាស្ត្រ
chiev phumisat
KO한국어
생물지리학
saeng-mul-ji-ri-hak
MRMR
जीवभूगोल
jiivbhoogol
MSBahasa Melayu
biogeografi
bio-je-o-gra-fi
MYမြန်မာ
ဇီဝဗောဓဗေဒ
ziwa bawdha beda
NLNederlands
biogeografie
bio-je-o-gra-fi
NONorsk
biogeografi
bio-je-o-gra-fi
PAPA
ਜੀਵ ਭੂਗੋਲ
jiiv bhoogol
PLPolski
biogeografia
bio-je-o-gra-fi-a
PTPortuguês
biogeografia
bio-je-o-gra-fi-a
RORomână
biogeografie
bio-je-o-gra-fi
RUРусский
биогеография
bio-ge-o-gra-fi-ya
SVSvenska
biogeografi
bio-je-o-gra-fi
SWKiswahili
biyolojia ya kijiografia
bio-lo-ji-ya-ki-ji-o-gra-fi-a
TAதமிழ்
உயிரியல் புவியியல்
uyiriyaal puviiyal
TEతెలుగు
జీవభౌగోళికం
jiivabhaugolikam
THไทย
ภูมิศาสตร์สิ่งมีชีวิต
phumisat sing mi chivit
TLTL
biyheograpiya
bio-je-o-gra-fi-ya
TRTürkçe
biyocoğrafya
bio-co-gra-fi-ya
UKУкраїнська
біогеографія
bio-ge-o-gra-fi-ya
URاردو
بائیو جیو گرافی
baayo jio grahfi
VITiếng Việt
sinh địa lý học
sinh-đi-a-ly-hoc
YOYO
biogeography
bio-je-o-gra-fi
ZH中文
生物地理学
shēng wù dì lǐ xué
ZUZU
biogeography
bio-je-o-gra-fi