4-2-1.2翻譯

This process has had two important effects on the evolution and location of life on the earth. First, the locations of continents and oceanic basins greatly influence the earth's climate and thus help determine where plants and animals can live. Second, the movement of continents has allowed species to move, adapt to new environments, and form new species through natural selection.

這種過程有兩種重要的影響在地球上生物的進化和位置。第一，洲和海洋流域的位置影響地球上的溫度，因此決定植物和動物在何處才可以生存。第二，洲的趨向是准許生物遷移，適應新的環境以及經過大自然淘汰後產生新物種的形式。