geographic barrier

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geographical
adjective
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/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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barrier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
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The decision was made because the sampling sites were within 2km mi of each other, and nogeographicbarriercould be identified.
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These may be geographic barriers, or they may result from differences in habitat preferences within the same geographic range.
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At that time, the area was covered by a sea, which created ageographicbarrierthat caused the species to diverge through the process of allopatric speciation.
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Rapidly accelerating human trade, tourism, transport and travel over the past century have dramatically enhanced the spread of invasive species, allowing them to surmount geographic barriers.
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Accurate range information is complicated by the sheer size of the range, political and geographic barriers, and confusion about where many specimens were collected.
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The underlying causes of this population subdivision could be geographic barriers to gene flow followed by genetic drift in the subpopulations.
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These geographic barriers have enabled the emergence of a wide variety of flora and fauna and high biodiversity in the sanctuary.
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These populations are often close by, but separated by geographic barriers such as water channels.
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Economic factors, the lack of geographic barriers and the presence of transport corridors were also considered to be favourable to the annexation.
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The absence of great rivers or mountain chains meant that there were no geographic barriers to check the spread of fires.
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All people, regardless of age, education, ethnicity, language, income, physical limitations or geographic barriers, should have access to the information they need.
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This study also confirmed strong genetic differentiation among the three subspecies aligning with geographic barriers.
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Departures from the expected pattern may occur because of unidentified social or political situations or because of geographic barriers.
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However, they are now known as the monumental aqueducts built to bridge geographic barriers in order to give a continuous water channel.
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They exist in large, panmictic populations that do nt appear to be strongly affected by geographic barriers.
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This lack of geographic barriers in the present lake has made scientists consider that their species might have diverged either by the controversial mechanism of sympatric speciation.
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Geographic barriers like mountains impede contact, so two communities that are relatively close together may still vary considerably in their language use if there is a mountain dividing them.
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The main winds coming from the northwest find many geographic barriers that prevent the valley from having great rains but allow a rain rate of annually.
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