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Slide 1 CONTINENTAL DRIFT, SEA-FLOOR SPREADING, AND PLATE TECTONICS Slide 2 An ancient, but amazingly accurate world map! Slide 3 Early map of trade routes Slide 4 More modern…

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Slide 1 CHAPTER 4: PLATE TECTONICS LESSON 1: CONTINENTAL DRIFT QUIZ G 1.Wegener proposed the continental drift hypothesis suggesting that continents are in constant motion…

Slide 1 Slide 2 They move, I tell you, they move! Slide 3 Group Test Each team will have 20-30 seconds to decide on an answer. Do so quietly! Each team will have 20-30 seconds…