Continental shelf‚ the most shallow and accessible region‚ they cover 1/6 of Earth’s surface. Continental slope from the edge of the continental shelf to the deep ocean. Continental rise is a huge long shallow slope where debris coming off the continent is deposited‚ and is a gradual slope. Submarine canyons are deep v-shaped valleys that furrow continental shelves and slopes. The abyssal plain is beyond the continental rise and is the flattest region on Earth and is formed as layer upon layer of
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Continental Drift The seven continents used to be one giant continent named Pangea. They spread apart and became what the continents are today. The shapes of the continents line up‚ the fossils line up with how the continents‚ the rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic line up with the fossils and coastlines‚ and climatic evidence proves the Theory of Continental Drift. The first piece of evidence for Continental Drift is the shapes of the continents. All of the continents fit together I a logical
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Wegener also suggested that all of the continents could have once been a single continent. Alfred Wegener was a lecturer in astronomy and meteorology. In the fall of 1911‚ when he was 31 years old‚ he was at the University of Marbug’s Library‚ in Germany‚ when he happened to pick up a scientific paper. This paper supported the idea that there was a land bridge between Africa and Brazil. Before this‚ Wegener had been familiar with the idea that the continents move‚ but it was not until he found
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http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2013-03/22/content_16335831.htm Summary and Background Historically‚ African nations have been treated with little respect or regard in the global community. European nations have invaded the African continent and manipulated their legislative laws that not only limited the freedom of the African population indigenous to a particular country‚ but they have monopolized the natural resources. In the end‚ after the European nations ended their controlling
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The major theme that is in this documentary is self explanatory which is arguing that the earth is flat. This documentary and our class in my point of view both have a smilier theme. A simple answer is that they both discuss myths. For example in the documentary‚ Mark discusses that the Earth is flat and tries providing many points of proof and in class we had earlier talked about the Lion Gate in Argolid‚ Greece. According to Greek mythology‚ the Lion Gate was built by cyclops because physically
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Imperialism in Africa first began in the 1880s and went on until the 1940s. The continent of Africa was very different before the imperialism began. Africa had thousands of unique tribes‚ nations‚ cultures‚ and languages spoken. There was kingship and elders to organize society. Different ethnic groups had conflict with each other very often and their trading system was very complicated. The effects of European imperialism on Africa were positive economically because modern technology was brought
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Yes Columbus did discover America‚ but does this make him a hero? I don’t think so. Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent‚ North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. So‚ Do you think Columbus is a villain? To begin with‚ Christopher Columbus is a villain is the fact that he stole America from the natives.
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governments are improving. Its population generally gets too few calories and the population is young. What unique resources and capabilities does Coca-Cola have that will help it compete well in Africa Its global brand is already popular on the continent. It has significant resources to deploy and has built a base involving distribution capabilities and a direct workforce of 65‚000 and indirectly a million people. What are the drawbacks of making such large-scale commitments to Africa In spite of
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George 1. Construct a timeline that identifies the key events in the formation of Australia as an island continent from its origins as part of Gondwana: mya = million years ago scale=1 cm:10 mya 2. Illustrate the direction of movement and position of continents over time by constructing a series of diagrams of the continents that formed from Gondwana. For each set of diagrams include how many millions of years ago each position occurred: Mio
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Africa is one of the biggest continent in the world‚ consisting of many countries all varied in their cultures and economic activities. In order to improve this continent‚ there should be a transcontinental railroad that runs throughout Africa‚ transporting people‚ products‚ and cultures. A good railroad should avoid problems such as diseases‚ famine/poverty‚ natural disasters‚ and geographical features. I chose to focus on avoiding natural disasters‚ geographical features‚ poverty‚ and conflicts
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