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Why are the areas that make up the core areas of the continents called shields?
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Some continents contain large core areas of Precambrian rocks called?
It is called a continental shield.
Do continents drift slowly on earths upper mantle or earths core?
Continents drift on top of the upper mantle. The core is much further down.
Where are the two core areas of Vietnam?
The two core areas of the country of Vietnam are; North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The capital of North Vietnam was Hanoi. The capital of South Vietnam was Saigon
Why did Australia become a continent?
about 250 million years ago the dry land of the world consisted of one large continent known as Gondwanaland. This continent floated on a lake ofliquid that is the core of the earth weaknesses in Gondwanaland led to cracks forming resulting in the formation of shields that now comprise the continents of the Earth. These began to break away from each other 250 million years ago leading to the position of the continents as we know them today. Australia was one of these Shields and broke free from what is Asia today about 30 million years ago.
What is the name of three concentric shells of the earth?
The Core (inner core ,outer core)The Mantle (consists of magma)The Crust (on which the continents and oceans lie)
How does continents move during continental drift?
convection currents caused by earth's core
What continents made up the core of the pangaea?
North America (Europe - sort of) and Asia.
What is the inside of an apple called?
The Inside Of An Apple Is Called A Core, It Is Not Called The Meat Of The Apple
How do the tectonic plates moved the continents?
The continents are part of Earth's tectonic plate system, when the plates move the continents move with them. The plate movement is driven by slow mantle convection driven by the heat in Earth's core.
What are Wilderness recovery areas can be created by?
removing buffer zones between core wilderness areas and developed areas.
What is the liquid layer of the earths core called?
The liquid layer of the Earth's core is called the outer core.
What is the liquid layer of earth-core called?
The liquid layer of the Earth's core is called the outer core.
