The children learn the names of the continents and the oceans. The elementary program in geography begins with a study of the basic land and water forms‚ presentations of globes and maps‚ and a basic overview of the seven continents from both the physical and cultural perspectives. Lessons are also given on the formation of the universe‚ stars‚ the solar system and our earth. These
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Africa Rapidly increasing the population‚ Africa is the second largest continent in the world. Therefore‚ this continent lay on all four hemispheres and contains over a quarter of the independent countries across the world. Being such a large continent‚ Africa is categorized into two different sections the North African Middle East half‚ made up of the northern countries‚ and what is known as Sub-Saharan Africa which consists of the southernmost countries. Utilizing approximately one-fifth of the
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This theory was originally called continental drift. The theory of “Pangea” that is the continents were connected was Alfred Wegener. The age of the sea floor is one good piece of evidence that very adequately supports the theory of plate tectonics. The Ocean floor is around 160 million years old while the crust of the earth is around 3.8 billion years old. Another example is that the shapes of many continents are such that they look like they are separated pieces of a jig-saw puzzle. The fact that
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second largest continent spread over an area of 11‚668‚545 sq. miles‚ which makes up for 6% of the Earth’s total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area on the surface of the Earth. Africa is second only to Asia with more than 900 million people inhabiting the continent which is approximately 14% of the world’s total population. The continent is bound by Mediterranean Sea to the north‚ the Suez Canal and Red Sea in the northeast‚ which separate it from the neighboring continent of Asia. Indian
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Africa is a land of starvation‚ desert‚ poverty‚ and many other negative aspects. However‚ our thoughts could not be more wrong. Africa is a wonderful place‚ but is under negative judgment by many people who lack the knowledge to understand the continent. Many of these notions can be disproved with just a small amount of research. This kind of judgment is simply not fair‚ and Africa deserves
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processes to the distribution of continents and oceans; it is the big picture view of how the earth works. Plate tectonics reveals that the lithosphere is divided into eight major pieces ("plates") with several smaller plates (Fig. 2). The plates are mobile‚ moving in constant‚ slow motion measured in rates of centimeters per year. The movements of plates over millions of years resulted in the opening and closure of oceans and the formation and disassembly of continents. Plates interact along plate boundaries
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to theorize about the continental drift or continents in motion‚ which supports the belief that the Earth’s continents once were a single land mass. Wegener called this land mass‚ "Pangaea"‚ because the continents began to break up‚ and various parts drifted away from one another. According to Wegener‚ “the eastern shoreline of Africa and the western shoreline of South America fit together like a piece of jigsaw puzzle‚ and when you align the continents at their continental shelves‚ their fit is
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INTRODUCTION There has been growing tension and doubt on Africa becoming a developmental continent. Conceptualising the nature and challenges of public administration and management can be seen as a great impact to Africa becoming a developmental state. Public administration is a tool that guides the delivery of public sector management. In a numerous countries in Africa managing the public sector suggests a continuous mission to good governance. Good governance is one the core requirements
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point joined together in one massive super continent which I call Pangaea. I know it may sound crazy‚ but I have 3 reasons for you that support my theory. My first piece of evidence is‚ that I have discovered that some fossils‚ have been found on multiple continents all across the world. One of these fossils is one called Glossopteris. Glossopteris was a fern like plant which grew abundantly a long time ago. But why was it found on different continents? The seeds of glossopteris were too heavy
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present continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea? A.Alfred Wegener B.Charles Darwin C.Arthur Holmes D. Harry Hess Answer Key: A Question 2 of 22 4.0/ 4.0 Points The scientific community rejected the theory of plate tectonics because Alfred Wegener could NOT A.identify a mechanism to move the continents. B.disprove competing theories that were not accepted by scientists. C.find geologic similarities on the different continents. D
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