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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FLORA IN INDIA The flora of India is one of the richest of the world due to a wide range of climate‚ topology and environments in the country. It is thought there are over 15000 species of flowering plants in India‚ which account for 6 percent of the total plant species in the world. Due to the wide range of climatic conditions‚ India holds rich variety of flora that no other country can boast of. India covers more than 45‚000 species of flora‚ out of which there are several species that are not
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Drift Racing A New Era of Motorsports English Practical Course Anghel Adrian – Catalin American Studies II‚ Spaniola Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers‚ causing loss of traction in the rear wheels‚ while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. A car is drifting when the rear slip angle is greater than the front slip angle‚ to such an extent that often the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn. As
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Flora & Flora (2009 & 2004) identifies seven types of capital; that plays a crucial part in communities. All these features are reflected as human factors that influence the community. The following capitals are: Natural Capital: This refers to natural resources that can be used in the community. Location is very important for this capital because it refers to the resources that can be locted in a specific space. Cultural Capital: Legacy is an important concept on culture because it relates to
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explain how everything in Australia and everything in it. Biological isolation shows how the flora and fauna can easily adapt‚ in the isolation from other previously connected continents. The geological stability has been quite common in recent years for Australia‚ because Australia is in the middle of a tectonic plate. An erratic climate affect majorly on reproductive cycles and the survival rate of flora and fauna. These factors have shaped Australian environments uniqueness. Biological isolation
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strategic drift (see Exhibit 5.2). Justify your selection. Strategic drift‚ as defined by Gerry Johnson in Exploring Corporate Strategy‚ is the tendency to develop strategies incrementally on the basis of historical and cultural influences‚ while failing to keep pace with a changing environment. In such circumstances the strategy of the organization gradually drifts away from the realities of its environment and towards an internally determined view of the world of management. Strategic drift occurs
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Genetic Drift There are two types of genetic drift‚ the bottleneck effect and the founder effect. Genetic drift is a term that refers to changes in allele frequencies. These changes happen by chance and cannot be predicted. Let’s look at both types of genetic drift. The first genetic drift type we will look at is the bottleneck effect. Genetic drift can affect real world organisms through a mechanism called a population bottleneck. This is when a large population is slashed and
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The Defence of Duffer’s Drift is a short book by Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton[->0]‚ published in 1904 when Swinton was a Captain. It appeared in the British United Service Magazine under the pseudonym‚ Lieutenant N. Backsight Forethought‚ who is the narrator of the book. The book is an exploration of small unit tactics in a fictional encounter in theBoer War[->1]. Swinton served in South Africa[->2] during the Boer War‚ and the book "embodies some recollections of things actually done
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Teamwork Drift By: Rana Ijaz Aslam (LHR) Teamwork is the core module in every organizations‚ government as well as private sectors; to be some extent it’s gone astray the tiny problems from the companies departments‚ organizations private and government sectors. In most of the time‚ in companies peoples work mutually in different departments or sections at least 8-12 hours on a day. Keeping in that‚ they helped out each other in a same manner by using their key skills or data resources. Due
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