Spring 2027

Plant Geography

Plant Geography covers plant biogeography, including relationships to climate and geology, paleobiogeography, historical and island biogeography, and the history and distribution of North American and Wisconsin floras.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.43 GPA, 62.9% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.34 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.58 GPA, 73.7% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Relate features of earth’s rotation and revolution (and the resulting seasonality) atmospheric and oceanic currents, latitude, and elevation to patterns of vegetation and associated animals seen across the globe today.

  • Explain how climate, geology, and geography account for the major biomes of plants and animals across the globe and the remarkable structural convergence in vegetation in different parts.

  • Describe the evolution of earth and of life and its impact on the distribution of floras and faunas through time.

  • Summarize the history and assembly of the North American, and specifically Great Lakes, biota from the Cretaceous through the Pleistocene and Holocene.

  • Develop appreciation for how present accelerated changes in climate, land use, and invasive species affect distribution patterns of native flora and fauna.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151,BOTANY/​BIOLOGY 130,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101,BIOCORE 381,ENVIR ST/​GEOG 120, 127, or graduate/professional standing

BOTANY 422

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.43 GPA, 62.9% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.34 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.58 GPA, 73.7% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Biogeography of plants, including paleobiogeography, historical biogeography, and island biogeography.
  • Relationship of plant distribution to climate and geology.
  • History and distribution of floras of North America and Wisconsin.

Skills

  • Explain how climate, geology, and geography account for global biomes and vegetation patterns.
  • Describe the evolution of Earth and life and summarize the history of North American biota.
  • Analyze how current changes in climate, land use, and invasive species affect distribution patterns.

Grades

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About this comparison

1238 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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