PPT-Continents of the World

4 th Grade Geography Introduction Countries of Each Continent httpwwwworldatlascomcntyconthtmUYArl7Wkr8Q 7 Total Continents Each different in size shape and features Contients. World Continents Equator Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator 2057520E 057520 2057520W 4057520E 4057520W 4057520N 4057520S 6057520E 805 According . to Alfred Wegener, the super-continent of Pangea began to break up 200 million years ago with the continents attaining the size, shape, and location where we see them today. This movement of continents has not yet come to an end. According to J. Tuzo Wilson, the breakup and drifting of the present continents . Pangaea. Nearly 100 years ago, Alfred Wegener began an investigation that continues even today. . He wanted to know if Earth’s continents were in fixed (non-moving) positions.. He proposed that all the continents were once part of a supercontinent called Pangaea.. subcontinents, . regions & . Countries. WHII.1. Continents & Subcontinents. Continents. One of the large, continuous land masses of the earth. North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica. One Theories Journey . Continental drift -- One theory's journey. . Today, you might be laughed out of a geology course for questioning whether continents move through geologic time. But 75 years ago, only skeptics believed that continents could take a hike. Talk about conventional . IMPLORE. I. M. P. L. O. R. E. ust. redict. ocate. rganize. ead. /reread. xplore. PREDICT. Before reading the passage. Underline the title. Highlight any information in the title that I know. If the title has words you are familiar with highlight those words in the title, and each time they appear in the passage. OC1.05. Professor David Lambert. 3-4pm, 27. th. . February 2017. http://youtu.be/Df-uemc-e3w. (Christopher Columbus). Carving up space. How do historians carve up space?. What geographical units form the basis for how we interpret the past – and where do these come from?. Ahead of its Time. It has been recognized for along time that coastlines of South America and Africa appear to fit together. Still it is another feature of Geology where direct information had been missing, and the thinking of individuals were much different.. Ahead of its Time. It has been recognized for along time that coastlines of South America and Africa appear to fit together. Still it is another feature of Geology where direct information had been missing, and the thinking of individuals were much different.. Name all 7 continents. North America. South America. Africa. Antarctic. Australia. Europe. Asia. Pangaea. Pangaea is the name for the original super continent. Pan .  all. G. aea  Earth. The continents looked like they might fit together like puzzle pieces. Warm Up. 1. What is the thickest layer of the Earth? . 2. What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?. 3. What happens to temperature as the depth within the Earth increases? . 4. What happens to the density as the depth within the Earth increases? . 1. Unit 2, Lesson 5: What are Some Ways to Organize or Regionalize the Earth?. 2. REGION: . an area with at least one characteristic or feature that sets it apart from other areas. 3. Review. What is one way to divide Michigan into regions?. There are five main oceans in the world: The Arctic, The Atlantic, The Pacific, The Indian, and the Southern.. The northern most Ocean is the Arctic Ocean while the furthest ocean south is the Southern Ocean.. 1. What is Wegener’s hypothesis?. That all of the continents were once joined together is a single landmass and have since drifted apart.. 2. Wegener’s idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface became known as…..