EESA06H3 : LEcture 1 notes
18 Jun 2011
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Earth history - application of plate tectonic theory to the ancient past. Oceans have come and gone, continents have migrated and life has evolved. Plate tectonics broken down into couple of large plates, which are mobile. Geology- the study of what the planet looked like in the past. We configured the surface of the planted, anthropogenic uses have caused. Climate change in a sort time scale due to global warming. Paleo- geographic important because, it is an important indicator of climate, resources and such. How planet earth works and the plate tectonic revolution". Formation of planet earth 4,500 million years before present continental drift" and supercontinent e. g. pangea" 1912. Magnetic stripes" on the ocean floor; 1965 (fred vine) Mid-ocean ridges and hot spots; 1965 (tuzo wilson) 1600s idea posted where continents fit like a puzzle, and that all continents were formed together.
