4. CCoonnttiinneennttaall DDrriifftt tthheeoorryy SSttaatteess
tthhaatt tthheerree wwaass oonnllyy aa ssiinnggllee ssuuppeerr
ccoonnttiinneenntt ccaalllleedd PPaannggaaeeaa ssiittuuaatteedd
aatt tthhee cceenntteerr nneeaarr tthhee eeqquuaattoorr.. TThhiiss
SSuuppeerr ccoonnttiinneenntt bbrrookkee uupp iinnttoo ppiieecceess
wwhhiicchh ddrriifftteedd sslloowwllyy aawwaayy ffrroomm eeaacchh
ootthheerr.. The Super Continent Panthalassa Ocean Tethys Sea &
Australia About 200 M years Ago, Pangaea began to break up
5. Break up and Separation ooff PPaannggaaeeaa About 135 M
years ago, Pangaea split up into two Areas Gondwanaland and
Laurasia. In 1912, Alfred Lothar Wegener, Suggested that The
continents once fitted Together like pieces of a Jigsaw. This huge
piece of Land then broke up, and the continents drifted apart
8. SSaannddbbaarrss PPeenniinnssuullaass Sandbars of El Nido,
Palawan Peninsulas of Italy
9. IIsstthhmmuuss VVoollccaanniicc IIssllaannddss Pacific
theory According to Dr. Bailey Willis Philippines were formed via
marginal and peripheral eruptions of pacific basin. The eruptions
of the submarine volcanoes during the remote geologic past and the
pilling up of their extrusive caused the emergence of the islands
above the sea, giving rise to the Philippine Archipelago. Isthmus
of Panama Philippines and Indonesia
18. CCoolldd DDeesseerrttss HHoott DDeesseerrtt The word "Takla
Makan means place from which there is no return." Covered by sand
dunes and rocky soil. Crossed by Marco Polo in the 13th Century
Takla Makan Desert in Western China Sahara Deserts in Northern
Africa
21. LLaarrggeesstt OOcceeaannss ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd With an
area of 155,557,000 sq km, The Pacific Ocean is located between the
Southern Ocean, Asia and Australia and the Western Hemisphere. With
an area of 76,762,000 sq km , It is located between Africa, Europe,
the Southern Ocean and the Western Hemisphere. With an area of
14,056,000 sq km , It extends between Europe, Asia and North
America and most of its waters are north of the Arctic Circle. With
an area of 68,566,000 sq km , It is located between Africa, the
Southern Ocean, Asia and Australia. With an area of 20,327,000 sq
km , The Southern Ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica to 60
degrees south latitude.
26. RRiivveerrss AArree ffoorrmmeedd bbyy RRaaiinnffaallll
aanndd mmeellttiinngg ssnnooww.. TThheeyy bbeeggiinn aass
ssmmaallll ssttrreeaammss,, oorr wwaatteerr rruunnnniinngg
ddoowwnnhhiillll,, wwhhiicchh jjooiinn ffoorrcceess wwiitthh
ootthheerr ssttrreeaammss ttoo bbeeccoommee aa rriivveerr.. Current
Parts of the River Streams Bank Source The source is the place
Where a river begins and The mouth is the place Where the river
ends. The movement of the river Is called a Current The land on
either side is Called the bank. A river always Flows from higher To
lower land. Several rivers and All their streams Are called
tributaries
27. SSttrraaiitt aanndd CCaannaall TThhee nnaarrrrooww bbooddyy
ooff wwaatteerr tthhaatt ccoonnnneeccttss ttwwoo llaarrggee
bbooddiieess ooff wwaatteerr iiss ccaalllleedd aa SSttrraaiitt.. AA
mmaann--mmaaddee ssttrraaiitt iiss ccaalllleedd aa ccaannaall..
SSoommee ccaannaallss aarree ffaammoouuss aass mmaann-- mmaaddee
ppaassssaaggeess.. The Suez canal connects the The Mediterranean
and the Red sea. This shortens the Trip from great Britain to India
By almost 5000 miles.
34. As you can see in these Picture there are many wind
Patterned that blow From north to south such as Trade wind and
Westerlies, those Winds is moving toward or converge in the
tropical zone so thats Why its formed a ITCZ The ITCZ is shifted
Every month from North to South with In the Tropical region. Most
often trade winds and the westerlies converge in the tropical Zone
and form the Intertropical Convergence zone.
37. Water has a huge impact on climate. In fact, water, air and
the Sun pretty much ARE the climate. Two thirds of the world is
covered by water and the Sun and wind combine to Evaporate.
46. The Earth spins around like a top. The Spinning motion is
called Rotation. The earth rotates on its axis. The axis is an
imaginary line running through the center of the earth to rotate
one complete time on its axis. It takes 24 hours for the earth to
rotate one complete time on its axis. The earth revolves around the
sun in a motion called Revolution; it follows a nearly circular
path or orbit around the sun. The Earth takes a full year to make
one complete revolution around the sun. The Earths axis remains
tilted as it is revolving or orbiting around the sun. 21 21 Equinox
20 22 Equinox Spring (Vernal) NH Autumnal in SH Autumnal in NH
Spring in SH
47. EEqquuiinnooxx EEqquuiinnooxx iiss tthhee ddaayy wwhheenn
tthhee ssuunn iiss ddiirreeccttllyy oovveerr tthhee eeaarrtthh..
IItt bbeeggiinnss oonn mmaarrcchh 2211 aanndd iiss kknnoowwnn aass
VVeerrnnaall ((SSpprriinngg)) EEqquuiinnooxx OOccccuurrrreedd iinn
NNHH aanndd oonn SSeepptteemmbbeerr 2200 oorr 2222,, tthhee
AAuuttuummnnaall eeqquuiinnooxx iiss oonn NNHH.. Eq u i n o x e
s
48. SSoollssttiiccee OOnn JJuunnee 2211 oorr 2222 iiss tthhee
bbeeggiinnnniinngg ooff SSuummmmeerr ssoollssttiiccee iinn NNHH
wwhhiicchh iiss tthhee lloonnggeesstt ddaayy ooff tthhee yyeeaarr..
OOnn DDeecceemmbbeerr 2200 oorr 2222,, tthhee sshhoorrtteesstt
ddaayy ooff ssuunnlliigghhtt iiss ooccccuurrrreedd iinn NNHH,, iitt
mmaarrkkss tthhee bbeeggiinnnniinngg ooff WWiinntteerr
ssoollssttiiccee.. The sun stands still it is the longest day of
the year.