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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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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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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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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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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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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entirety of Western Civilization. First‚ Germany’s Weltpolitik had a great influence on the continent of Europe. With the unification of the German states into one power‚ the continent suddenly had another world leader on its hands. Growing quickly‚ Germany soon was the economic‚ scientific‚ and
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Buddhist spiritual leaders were given stipends during his rule. Islam‚ as a faith and system of life‚ won many followers in sub-continent because of its simple and humanitarian principles. Following are some of cultural impacts of Muslims on sub-continent which are still present in Pakistani society. 1. Impact on Religion: Before the coming of Islam to Sub-continent‚ the people were divided in several religious factions and an intense struggle was going on between Hinduism and other religions
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Granite rocks started to form the continents 3.4 billion years ago 8. Granite rocks have a much lower density than basalt. 9. The stromatolites is a single cell organism that lives off sunlight and it would fill the air with oxygen making life on earth possible. 10. Alfred Weneger was a German weather scientist and proposed that the continents had been joined together. 11. It made an extrapolation of the rocks. I was hard to believe to have a larger continent be pushed through the ocean floor
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international affairs. The question today is: Has the AU achieved these objectives? To my view‚ there are lots of positives that can be pointed from the bloc‚ but I have pessimism that Africa will one day become a truly independent and united continent as were the dreams of the OAU founding fathers. I am not surprised that some people are questioning the achievability of OAU founding fathers’ ideas. I do not want to liken pan-Africanists such as Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana‚ Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria
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