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Pangaea and Continental Drift

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1 Pangaea and Continental Drift
“Earth’s Giant Puzzle Pieces”

2 Alfred Wegener German Meteorologist
In 1912 Wegener used evidence from other scientists (pg. 186) to propose the Theory of Continental Drift and Pangaea.

3 Shape of the Continents

4 Mountain Type Evidence
Appalachia Ireland S. Africa S. America

5 Glacial Evidence

6 Fossil Evidence

7 Rock Evidence

8 When your finished think about this:
If you are still stuck check out pages in your Cat Events Book. When your finished think about this: -If we think all the continents were once together in one giant landmass and they spread apart what do you think is happening right now? What will the Earth look like 250 million years from now?

9 Pangaea Ultima (in the future)


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