connection between continents could have been found. One may have realised how the shapes (outline) of the continents can be sorted to form a perfect jig-saw puzzle. As South America and Africa can be matched‚ other continents also have a connection between them. Furthermore‚ there is a relationship in terms of plants and animals between different continents. For instance‚ Alfred Wegener (geologist) found out that a similarity exists between plant/animal fossils in several continents. However‚ you may
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now call continents) came together to form one large supercontinent‚ only to be broken apart once again by tectonic forces. The cycle of supercontinent construction and destruction took hundreds of millions of years. The most recently created supercontinent was Pangaea‚ which came into being about 300 million years ago. Panthalassa‚ a giant ocean‚ surrounded it. In just 100 million years‚ though‚ Pangaea began to break apart. Tectonic forces created a north-south rift in the super-continent‚ separating
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III. Three aspects of culture A. Beliefs and Values B. Gender relations C. Sickness and Healing The Zulu Culture The African continent is home to many different religious traditions. Records show the Egyptians have been around since 3100 B.C.E. The Egyptians era had a long influenced on African cultures that spread to other sections of the continent. Egypt was one of the earliest places in Africa to develop agriculture. One culture that gained from Egypt’s development in agriculture
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report on the financial performance of Tesco. The information I have obtained is from the Tesco annual report 2012-13 which I obtained online through the Tesco site. Results The graph above shows Tesco’s financial figures from different continents that Tesco operate in and also the Tesco bank. The UK as always generated the most revenue and is the main component for Tesco’s success‚ the revenue growth for the UK has increased by 1.8% this year. Asia also increased 6% in revenue growth‚ Europe
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British people Task 1 You have been given two blank maps of the world and must locate on the first one the following continents – Asia‚ North America‚ South America‚ Africa and Australasia. On the second map you must identify and locate accurately five destinations on each continent that attract visitors from the UK. Ideally‚ there should be one of each type of destination per continent‚ i.e. city‚ coastal/beach‚ natural‚ purpose-built and historical/cultural. You may use atlases‚ brochures and other
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ancient super continent 1.1 Identify and describe evidence that supports the assertion that Australia was once part of a landmass called Gondwana‚ including: - matching continental margins - position of mid-ocean ridges - spreading zones between continental plates - fossils in common on Gondwanan continents including Glossopteris and Gangamopteris flora ‚ and marsupials - similarities between present-day organisms on Gondwanan continents Matching continental margins: - The continents fit together
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nooyi she is the only Indian woman to become the Chief Executive Officer of the more $ 25 Billion Multinational‚ and perhaps the first Indian to reach to this level. “As of now” has been deliberately being used so as to see more and more Indian transcendent to that level in future. For Indira this has been a both tough and exciting experience. As she has said in her own word that being a woman‚ immigrant and colour made it thrice difficult for her to reach to this destination‚ but only mantra which
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stand up for something you believe in‚ especially when faced with intense amounts of scrutiny and rejection from colleagues and peers alike. But this is exactly what Alfred Wegener experienced when he advanced the unthinkable thoughts that all continents were once upon a time‚ all part of one massive supercontinent. He battled through the adversity‚ and continued to collect sources and ideas that backed his thinking. The purpose of this paper is to provide a background of Wegener’s life‚ the research
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Vespucci - 1502 American continents named after him. Vasco de Balboa - 1513 Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. Hernando Cortez - 1521 Defeats Aztec Empire. Francisco Pizarro - 1533 Defeats Inca Empire. Hernando De Soto - 1539 Explores the southeastern US. Francisco de Coronado - 1540 Discovers the Grand Canyon Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo Vespucci - 1502 American continents named after him. Vasco de
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By the end of the XV century‚ Europeans knew only three continents: Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. The existence of a vast continent of America‚ they did not know. The first sailor who attempted to reach India by the West was Christopher Columbus. He was born in Italy‚ near Genoa‚ in the Weaver family. All Columbus life was connected with the sea. In his youth‚ he participated in several voyages and then engaged in drawing maps. In the summer of 1492‚ three small caravels with a team of 90 people set
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