PPT-Trade Across Continents 2.1

Trade Across Continents Spanish settlers Grew cash crops sugarcane tobacco coffee and citrus fruits Used natives as work force many died when exposed to European and African diseases small pox measles and malaria . 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 . In 1812, Alfred Wegener presented his scientific theory called “Continental Drift”. It was based on his belief that the continents had drifted apart from one another.. Pangaea. Wegener ‘s hypothesis was that all the continents had once been joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart.. 1. Continents and Ocean. A continent is one of the seven large landmasses on earth. . . 2. Continents and Oceans. The seven continents are:. Africa . Australia. Antarctica . Asia. North America. South America. 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. . Continents . (pages. . 136–140). Continental. . Drift. . (pages. . 137–139). Key. Concept:. . Alfred. . Wegener’s. . hypothesis. was that. . all the continents were once joined together in a. Students . know features of the ocean floor (magnetic patterns, age, and sea-floor topography) provide evidence of plate tectonics.. Have you ever wondered why Earth has earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains?. 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 . Video on Earth 1 million years from now. Theory of Continental Drift. Alfred Wegener . wrote . about his hypothesis of . continental . drift . in the 1900s. .. Continental drift.  is the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations. . 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.. T. he . E. vidence . F. or . C. ontinental Drift.. Tyler Young . Amesbury 4. th. . Sep. 21, 2015. Alfred Wegener . Alfred . Lothar. Wegener (. nov. , 1, 1880 . -. 1930) was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist.. Miss Osment’s First grade . What is a continent?. A . continent . is a large body of land, that is considerably larger than an island, and consists of many different countries. Continents are also characterized by being surrounded by large bodies of water called oceans or seas. . sacrifice. . to. . explore. the . unknown?. Ob-. sta. -. cle. Antarctica is the windiest, coldest, most forbidding region on Earth, and I am heading straight for it.. Antarctica is the windiest, coldest, most . 2017. How many continents are there. ?. Answer: There are seven continents in the world.. List the continents. . Answer: The continents of the world are Africa, Asia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe. .