Between La Palma and Lanzarote, which island would be expected to have a greater number of species? In your discussion of why, focus on the primary difference between the islands (size or distance from the mainland) A) La palma b) Lanzarote and why?
Between La Palma and Lanzarote, which island would be expected to have a greater number of species? In your discussion of why, focus on the primary difference between the islands (size or distance from the mainland) A) La palma b) Lanzarote and why?
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Between La Palma and Lanzarote, which island would be expected to have a greater number of species? In your discussion of why, focus on the primary difference between the islands (size or distance from the mainland)
A) La palma
b) Lanzarote
and why?
Transcribed Image Text:29°N
28°N
27°N
La Palma
18°W
2000
La Gomera
El Hierro
0 km
N
Tenerife
17°W
1000
100 km
-2000
16°W
Gran Canaria
200 km
15°W
1000
La Graciosa
Alegranza
Lanzarote
Fuerteventura
14°W
West Africa
13°W
Transcribed Image Text:The Canary Islands are are archipelago off the coast of West Africa
with islands of varying size and distance from the mainland (see
attached figure, and table below).
Island
Size (km²) Distance from mainland (km)
La Palma
Tenerife
La Gomera
Lanzarote
708 km² 440 km
2052 km² 329 km
378 km² 352 km
795 km² 143 km
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