GEO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jigsaw Puzzle, Continental Crust, Bathymetry
22 Feb 2017
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Exam #1 scores have been posted to blackboard: note: scores are listed as points earned (max: 50), not as percentage grades, class mean: 40. 5 points (or ~81%). If you would like to see your exam and ask questions, email me to set up a time: remember: the final exam is cumulative so you will see this material again! Alfred wegener: german meteorologist, father of continental drift , up until then, continents were thought to be immobile, suggested once that supercontinent pangaea broke apart to form modern continents. All assembled could fit into one large landmass. Striations: scratches on rock produced by ice moving over it. Locations of glacial deposits not in polar locations. Striations point outward from a common point. Tropical/subtropical climates across north american and north west africa. Coal deposits (formed by swamps and jungles); tropical reef environments. Distribution of fossils (both plant and animal) and their correlation.
