INFORMATION THE CONTINENTS A Continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria‚ with up to seven regions commonly regarded as continents. These are: Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America‚ Antarctica‚ Europe‚ and Australia. In geology‚ continents are described by means of tectonic plates. Plate tectonics is the process and study of the movement‚ collision and division of continents. THE GRID The
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glaciers and landscape is flawed by the cruel weather and soul-reaping crevasses. Yet many magnificent animals such as penguins and seals have learned to thrive there. Brave explorers and expedition teams have traveled to the demoralizing southern continent for fame or to claim the land. Many did not return from Antarctica with their full crew. The parties that did return‚ were the teams that had the right men doing their own crucial jobs‚ and were the teams that worked together to accomplish their
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Africa is a considered as being the most struggling continent of earth. It is a continent counting today 1.8 billion inhabitants. Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea‚ the Southern Atlantic Ocean‚ the Northern Atlantic Ocean‚ the Indian Ocean‚ and the Red Sea. It is full of natural resources. Africa is not developing as fast as it should. Why is that? Why is this big continent left behind with all potentials? What are its nations not doing right? Answering these question may require to look
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contrast to 1880‚ when close to none of Africa was under direct rule of the continents. This stark change in power was due to the interest in raw materials‚ new trade opportunities‚ political gain over other countries‚ and Europeans feeling the need to spread Christianity‚ democracy‚ and capitalism. (Spielvogel and McTighe 230-233). Although European imperialism helped to "civilize" the people of Africa and develop the continent‚ this justification is far outweighed by the facts that Africans were treated
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large landmasses known as continents. 1.___North America___ 2.___South America____ 3._____Asia_______ 2. The Prime_ Meridian_ is the line of longitude that divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere. 3. Which two continents lie completely in the Southern Hemisphere? _____Australia and Antarctica__ The Equator_ is the line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. 4. Which continents lie completely in the Western
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context and period‚ the American continent was the center of the colonizing effort‚ with great Empires being created by Spain‚ Portugal‚ Britain and France. In the nineteenth century‚ with the American revolution and‚ shortly after‚ the independence of the Latin American countries‚ this first imperialist wave was over. Nevertheless‚ a new kind of imperialism emerged. Its focus changed to the direct conquest of large territories in the Asian and African continents and to the massive colonization of
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warming has become a burning issue of the present time. Global warming in Antarctica will pose a serious threat to the rise in water level. Hence‚ Antarctica global warming has become a great concern for the scientists and researchers. As most of this continent is covered by ice‚ the impact of global warming is more acutely felt here. With the increase in the number of automobiles‚ air pollution has been on the increase in the last 20 years. This is one of the major causes of global warming. Moreover‚ the
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Pageant Chapter 1 Summary The first chapter of the American pageant focuses on the discovery of the Americas and how they came to be. The North American continent broke off from a Supercontinent called Pangaea some 200 million years ago. It was anchored in its current position by the Canadian Shield‚ an ancient rock plate below the continent. Many natural wonders of the Americas were created in this period of time‚ like the Appalachian Mountains‚ and the Grand Canyon. After an ice age‚ the great
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the theory of “continental drift” in 1915 after finding evidence on continents that had drifted apart‚ matched very closely when the continents were brought together. Wegener also stated that the fossils found in a particular place often indicated of a possibility that the climate from the region is totally different from today. All of his facts supported the theory of continental drift. Wegener first suggested that the continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and can be pieced together by looking
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exposed at the surface? a) Canada 6. What mineral can be used to radio metrically date Earth’s age? a) zircon 7. Refer to Figure 22-6. What name is given to the core of the modern-day North American continent that formed in the Proterozoic? a)Laurentia 8. What is the name of the first super continent which formed near the end of the Proterozoic? a) Laurentia 9) What volcanic process most likely formed Earth’s atmosphere? a) differentiation 10) Why is ozone a necessary component of Earth’s atmosphere
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