2. Introduction
This theory was proposed
by Germen geologist
Alfred Wegener
It is an attempt to explain
the presence arrangement
of continents
3. Objectives
He was trying the occurrence of remnants of
tropical ferns in London, Paris, Bonn and
Greenland.
Why coal belts were found in tundra region?
Why glaciers had covered parts of Brazil,
Peninsular India, South Africa and Congo?
8. forces
The equator
ward movement
was due to
gravitational
differential
force and force
of buoyancy
The westward
movement are
due to tidal
force of sun
and moon
12. Other evidences
The occurrence
of the placer
deposits of gold
along with east
coast of brazil
and along the
Guiana coast
Large mid- latitude
coal deposits
stretching from
north America to
Europe to china
exist because this
region were ones
equatorial in
position, and thus ,
covered with lush
green vegetation