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Distribution of Oceans And Continents
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What caused rapid uplift of the Himalayas?

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India collided with Asia about 40-50 million years ago causing rapid uplift of the Himalayas.

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Some More Questions From Distribution of Oceans And Continents Chapter

What was Pangaea according to Wegener?

Who first propounded the theory of continental drift and when?

Mention the major plates of the earth.

Which plates are composed of mainly oceanic crust ?

In which two components Pangaea was split ?

What is polar wandering ?

What caused rapid uplift of the Himalayas?

Define sea floor spreading.

Name the southern continent which broke from Pangaea.

Centres of volcanic activity.