in support of the theory of continental drift (40 Marks) Plan Intro: Define the terms in the question Tell the examiner what you are going to do in the essay Brief summary of key ideas Middle: Continental Break up/fit Mountain ridges – Geological Fossil records – biological Fossil forests – biological Living species – biological climate Conclusion: brief summary of key ideas & evidence go back to answer question whether some evidence is stronger link continental drift to plate tectonics & modern
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The development of the theory of plate tectonics from Continental Drift to the present The theory of continental drift first came to be in 1915 when Alfred Wegener first proposed his belief that 300 billion years ago there was one single supercontinent‚ Pangaea. At the time‚ most did not believe it was true as he had no proof or idea of how the masses of land would move. However‚ new evidence was put forward over time that fit with Wegener’s beliefs. The first key piece of evidence is the shape
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Continental Drift‚ Plate Tectonics‚ The North American Plate The experts and scientists have theories on how the the world’s plates move and how earthquakes occur. These theories on how the world’s plate move is called continental drift and the theory on how earthquakes occur is called plate tectonics. They also have a lot of information on the North American Plate and in which direction it is moving and information like that. Now let me tell you more about each of these topics. Continental
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Continental drift is a theory stating that the Earth’s continents have been joined together and have moved away from each other at different times in the Earth’s history. The theory was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. Whilst his general idea of continental movement eventually became widely accepted‚ his explanation for the mechanism of the movement has been supplanted by the theory of plant tectonics. However there was a problem in accepting this idea originally because Wegener had no convincing
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Acquaintanceship in Frankfurt and the Social norms for the Headway of Expected Science in Marburg when he conveyed addresses on his theory that challenged the geological thinking about the time‚ which was dependent upon the contracting-earth theory. Continental similitude’s were can’t help being illustrated distant with the thought that the mainland’s had once been associated via arrive scaffolds. The earth was cooling‚ as per the theory‚ and in the methodology it was contracting‚ bringing on ocean levels
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Ocampo Marine Fauna * Are animals that inhabit the seas and oceans * Some marine animals subsequently transferred to life in fresh water and on dry land‚ giving rise to freshwater and terrestrial fauna. * Some vertebrates that returned to the marine environment have retained their ties to land‚ leaving the sea for reproduction (pinnipeds and sea turtles). * Some birds‚ such as penguins and albatrosses‚ are permanently bound to the ocean. * The most diverse marine fauna is that of
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Fauna of Asia is all the animals living in Asia and its surrounding seas and islands. Since there is no natural biogeographic boundary in the west between Europe and Asia‚ the term "fauna of Asia" is somewhat elusive. Asia is the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone (which in turn is part of the Holarctic)‚ and its South-Eastern part belongs to the Indomalaya ecozone (previously called the Oriental region). Asia shows a notable diversity of habitats‚ with significant variations in rainfall‚ altitude
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In the fictional memoir，Maestro‚ Peter Goldworthy illustrates the impossibility of reaching perfection. The protagonist‚ Paul Crabbe‚ uses ten years to fulfill his dream of becoming a concert pianist‚ but ultimately only to become an academic in Melbourne. His failure is caused by his flawed personality and his inherent human limitation. Paul’s teacher‚ Eduard Keller‚ the ‘maestro’‚ is a damaged individual. His high status in music does not give him a perfect life‚ as his wife and son are killed
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Wegener’s theory of continental drift?" Alfred Wegener‚ born November 1st 1880‚ was a German scientist who took a great interest in meteorology and paleoclimatology and in 1905 graduated from the University of Berlin with a Ph.D. in Astronomy. His most notable work was the theory of continental drift. However his theory was highly controversial at the time as he had little evidence‚ but as technology enhanced neumerous discoveries were made which helped prove his idea of continental drift was true.
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The initial theory of continental drift was put forward by a German meteorologist Alfred Wegener in 1915. This theory did not seem credible until it was connected with the plate tectonic theory in the mid 1960’s. The Tectonic plate theory had an advantage over previous predictions as it could be supported by observed occurrences. One such thing that supports these two theories is that seen from space the continents look as if they might once have been joined together. This possible idea was then
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