1. 9.1 Continental Drift I. Idea Before Its Time
A) Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis,
1) continents had once been joined to form a single supercontinent, Pangea

2. Breakup of Pangaea

3. 9.1 Continental Drift II. Evidence • B) Matching Fossils
several fossil organisms found on different landmasses.
• A) The Continental Puzzle

4. Matching Mountain Ranges
• C) Rock Types and Structures- similarities 1000 of miles apart

5. Glacier Evidence
• D) Glacier evidence- Glacial deposits near equator

7. 9.1 Continental Drift III. Rejecting the Hypothesis
 A) New Theory Emerges
• 1) Wegener could not provide an explanation of exactly what made the continents move.