continents were stuck were they are and they didn’t move. Why did ideas change? -Wegener’s proposed the theory of Continental Drift It proposed that all continents move and that at one time they had all been fused together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. -What evidence did Wegener use to support Continental Drift? -Distribution of: -Mtn. Belts/ Rock types/ Structures Ex: Appalachian Mountains one large continuous mtn. belt US->Canada-> N. Europe -Tillites: sedimentary material dumped
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We ’re of the Future "Hello‚ I am you‚ and you are me. This is a projection of the past‚ future‚ and present of the human race. This is a record of what could have been‚ and what has happened. Welcome to the data base‚" the fading robotic voice crackled into static as it echoed over the vast land‚ the dry waterless surface void of any other sign of life. This is a grim mix of two possible futures‚ and what can become in a mere hundred years. As technology grows and is perfected‚ landscapes and lives
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vertebrate species went extinct. Other extinction events include the Cretaceous- Tertiary and the End Ordovician. The Triassic-Jurassic boundary extinction occurred 200 million years ago during the Phanerozoic eon. The extinction occurred just before Pangaea broke apart. This extinction affected land‚ sea and faunal species like the Permian-Triassic extinction. There is a lot of evidence supporting the extinction at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. The hypothesis of Sudden Productivity Collapse Associated
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Millions of years ago‚ the current seven continents of the world were unified in a supercontinent known as Pangaea. In order to better understand how continents work‚ our group has created a map making a new continent in another hypothetical Earth. This continent is known as Company Continent. On this landmass‚ there are six cities. These cities are known as Appletopolis‚ Pixar Palace‚ Yum! Brands Village‚ Galaxy Retreat‚ Training Camp‚ and Windows City. The inspiration for the names of the cities
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Geologic time-line (eras & major developments in each) * Precambrian Era: the earth is formed; Canadian shield is formed; bacteria & algae – only life forms * Paleozoic Era: the continents straddle the equator; first insects appear; Pangaea is formed * Mesozoic Era: Dinosaurs rule the earth; first bird & mammals appear * Cenozoic Era: Dinosaurs go
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Honors Biology Final Exam Guide (Gray) So this is the practice test. I tried to make a relatively even number of questions from each section. I may have skipped something involuntarily so I would study your notes and whatever else as well. There is also a quizlet called Honors Biology final on my account so you can use that as well. I believe it has every term we have covered second semester. GOOD LUCK. Just think‚ no more BE SPECIFIC’s and Why?’s!!! 1. Before the time of Charles Darwin
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English Philosopher was aware of this as early as 1620. Topographical and geological evidence built up and allowed Alfred Wegener to publish a theory in 1912‚ suggesting that the continents were once all joined together in a supercontinent he called Pangaea. Wegener proposed that at some time‚ the land masses had drifted apart until they occupied their current positions on the globe. There was lots of evidence to support his theory including Continental Fit. Sometimes continents‚ such as the west of
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GEOMORPHOLOGY : THE STUDY OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH RELATED TERMS : • PHYSIOGRAPHY • RELIEF • TOPOGRAPHY • LANDFORMS • LANDSCAPES SURFACE FEATURES EARTH = 2 PRINCIPAL PARTS 1. 1/3 LAND (CONSISTS OF FOUR LARGE LAND MASSES DIVIDED INTO SEVEN CONTINENTS & THOUSANDS OF SMALLER LAND MASSES 2. 2/3 WATER (FOUR MAJOR OCEANS & HUNDREDS OF SMALLER BODIES OF WATER CONTINENTS (by the number of countries) #1 Africa - (53)
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Academia Interamericana de Panamá Science Speech Written Report *Geologic time* Aleks Ch. # 8 Date: 24/07/2013 Introduction The age of Earth is as vast in time as the universe is vast in space. It is not easy to really get a "feel" for 4‚600 million years! One way to try to get a "feel" for how big it is‚ is to break the number down into smaller pieces that perhaps we can understand. Plants and animals have changed many times‚ from amoebas to dinosaurs to people. The
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spectacular and significant ecological events of the past millenium” (Crosby). It had a wide impact on the Americas‚ Asia‚ Europe‚ and Africa. The dominant start to the Columbian Exchange was way before it truly started‚ millions of years ago‚ when pangaea began to drift apart and tear between the Americas‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. That caused major evolution. There were some animals‚ plants‚ foods‚ and substances that were only on one side of the world. The people of Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa weren’t
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