The answer is to fill different niches.
<span>Adaptive radiation is the process of development of new forms
of organisms from an ancestral species. <u>When an environment changes or some new
niches open, speciation from the ancestral species occurs. </u>New species have morphological and
physiological adaptations which allow them to exploit a whole range of
divergent environment.</span>
Between the 1870 and 1900
The continents that currently have sufficient water to meet the needs of their populations are North America, South America, Africa, and Australia.
The remaining continents do not - and they have to find their water elsewhere in order to provide all people with enough water for their everyday needs.
Answer:
All of the lines of longitude to the west of the prime meridian until 180 degrees are in the western hemisphere. Ninety degrees west is a line that passes through North America, including Lake Superior and the Yucatan Peninsula.