Markville
Geography
CGC 1P1
Geography of Canada
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Continental Drift PowerPoint Program
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1. Summarize Alfred Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis.
2. Note evidence that Wegener used to support his hypothesis:
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Fit of continents –
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Fossil evidence –
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Rock types and structures –
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Climate evidence –
3. Why were Wegener’s ideas rejected by the scientific community?
4. What new evidence was found to support Wegener’s ideas?
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5. How does the new theory of plate tectonics explain continental drift?
6. Make a sketch to show how divergent plate boundaries are formed.
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