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Continents and Oceans

Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Geography

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Topics in Continents and Oceans

1

Landforms and Their Classification

  • Landforms are distinct features on Earth's surface differing in shape, rock structure, height, and slope
  • First order landforms: Continents and ocean basins (formed first after Earth's origin)
  • Second order landforms: Mountains, plateaus, plains, rift valleys (formed by endogenic forces)
2

Distribution Characteristics of Continents and Oceans

  • Total Earth's surface area: 50.68 crore square km
  • Ocean area: 36.60 crore square km (71%)
  • Continental area: 14.08 crore square km (29%)
3

Continental Drift Theory by Wegener

  • Proposed by German meteorologist Alfred Wegener in 1912
  • Pangaea: Single supercontinent existing 200 million years ago
  • Laurasia: Northern part of Pangaea (North America, Europe, Asia)
4

Evidence for Continental Drift Theory

  • Fossil evidence: Similar fossils found on different continents
  • Geological evidence: Similar rock formations across oceans
  • Climatic evidence: Coal deposits in now-cold regions

Key Concepts

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