Continents

Large areas of emerged lands that separates the ocean.

2000 million years ago there was only one continent (Pangea) The rotation of the Earth and the convection currents fragments (Gondwana and Laurasia) and move to give rise to the current appearance of the Earth. The movement of tectonic plates originated the great mountain ranges and ocean trenches.
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Africa Antarctica America

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Oceania Europe
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Asia

Continents : Africa

Separated from Europe by the Mediterranean and Asia by the Red Sea. The Suez Canal connects the two seas. Coastal straight and regular, low cut costs. Flat relief with some mountain ranges. Large buckets and depressions.

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Continents : America

Two subcontinents: North and South America, joined by the isthmus which is Central America. Separate Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Tour of large dorsal and volcanic mountain ranges along the Pacific Coast.
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Continents : Asia

Great mass eastern Eurasia.

In the Northern, great plains. In the Center-South: high ridges. In the Indian Ocean: large peninsulas. In the Pacific: archipelagos.

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Continentss : Europe

Great Western mass of Eurasia.

The Urals, the Caucasus, the Caspian Sea and Black Sea, separates Europe from Asia. The Mediterranean Sea, separates Europe from Africa.

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Continents : Oceania

Ten thousand islands scattered over the Pacific Ocean. Australia and New Zealand Melanesia Micronesia, and Polynesia
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Continents : Antarctica

Continent situated in the South Pole.

It is the highest continent on Earth, average altitude of 2,000 m.

Contains 80% of the worlds fresh water. It is the continent with average humidity and lower temperature of the Earth.
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Continents : The Relief

The relief of the Earth looks stable but changes due to the action of internal agents (plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes) and external (geological agents, climates). The relief is slowly transformed by the action of water, wind and human action (erosion, transport and sedimentation).
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Continents : The Relief

VALLEY

CONTINENTAL SHELF

MOUNTAIN

CAPE
RIVER

DEPRESSION

BASIN

PENNSULA

TRENCH

HIGH PLAIN OR PLATEAU

ABYSSAL PLAIN

ISLAND
GULF
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Continental drift Landforms

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Modeling relief The Antartic

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Profession: Geological engineering Industry: Adventure sports

Instrument: Assemble a telescope

Biography: Alfred Wegener

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