DO THE CONTINENTS REALLY MOVE?

Yes, the continents and oceans are constantly moving on the Earth's crust. More than 200 million years ago,the continents were joined in one huge land mass, but over millions of years this drifted and separated into the seven main continents we know today: Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Antarctica, North America, and South America.

200 millions years ago

Many of the continents are locked together in a landmass named Pangaea.

100 millions years ago

Divergent plates begin to open up the Atlantic Ocean. South America drifts west, Antarctica heads for the South Pole, and India creeps towards Asia

Today

India is in place after colliding with the Eurasian mainland. Greenland separates from North America, which has a land bridge with South America, Australia drifts in the Pacific Ocean

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WHAT STARTED THE AGE OF DISCOVERY?

The desire of European merchants to control the trade in luxury goods from Asia- silk, cotton, and spices- combined with the technology advances in shipbuilding and navigation led to a wave of long-distance voyages of exploration that redrew the map of the globe between the 15th and 18th centuries.

WHAT IS A RELIGION?

A set of beliefs, shared by a group of people, that gives meaning of life and death is called a religion.Some religions are monotheistic-their followers believe there is only one god.Polytheistic religions have many gods. BUDDHISM,CHRISTIANITY,HINDUISM,ISLAM,JUDAISM,SIKHISM ...

HOW DO WE SPEND FREE TIME?

People have found ways of relaxing and enjoying leisure time since history began. Some of the games we still play today have ancient origins, but the media and technology boom of the 20th century brought a rush of new entertainment and pastimes, with the spread of popular newspapers, cinema, recorded music, radio, television, and computer games.

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