Continental drift

1. PRESENTED BY ATHARVA CHOURE GUIDED BY DR .AARTI DAWAR PROF.LAL SINGH SOLANKI CLASS - M.Sc. (I Semester) 1

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3. Continental Drift theory of F.B Taylor  Postulated his concept of ‘horizontal displacement of continents’ in 1908.  Published in the year 1910.  Also known as Drift or Displacement theory.  Considered as the first attempt in the field of continental drift. 3

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7.  ARCTIC SEA WAS FORMED BETWEEN GREENLAND AND SIBERIA.  ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEAN WERE FORMED BY FILING OF GAPS BY WATER DURING THE DRIFT.  HIMALAYAS AND ALPS WERE FORMED DURING EQUATORWARD MOVEMENT OF LANDMASSES.  ROCKIES AND ANDES MOUNTAINS RANGES WERE FORMED DUE TO WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE LANDMASS. 7

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10. CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY OF WEGENER      10

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