Continents and Geography Lecture Notes

Flashcards covering the seven continents, theories of continental movement (Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics), plate boundary types, and the geographical theme of Place (Lugar).

What are the seven continents listed in the notes?

Asya, Aprika, Hilagang Amerika, Timog Amerika, Antartica, Europa, and Australia

Who proposed the Continental Drift theory in 1912?

Alfred Wegner

According to the Continental Drift theory, how have the continents moved?

They have moved far across the surface of the earth for a long time and continue to move today

What were the names of the single landmass and the single ocean according to Alfred Wegner?

The landmass was called Pangea and the ocean was called Panthalassa

Into which two large masses did Pangea break?

Gondawan a land and Laurasia

In what year was the Plate Tektoniks theory formed?

1960

What describes the 'plates' in the theory of Plate Tektoniks?

Large chunks of land (malaking tipak ng Lupa) floating on magma

What occurs at a Divergent plate boundary?

Two tectonic plates move away from each other, allowing magma to rise from beneath the earth and cool to become a new part of the Crust or Lupa

What happens at a Convergent plate boundary?

Two tectonic plates move toward each other

What is the movement at a Transform plate boundary?

Two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions

In the study of geography, what does the theme 'Lugar' (Place) refer to?

The unique characteristics of a particular place

What are the physical characteristics used to identify 'Lugar'?

Climate, landforms (anyong lupa), water forms (anyong tubig), and natural resources (likas nayaman)

What are the human characteristics used to identify 'Lugar'?

Language, religion, population (dami ng tao), culture, and political systems