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What do layers of debris from ancient glaciers in Southern Africa and South America indicate to geologist?
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evidence of glaciation in the Southern Hemisphere - during the ice ages
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What country in south America comes closest to the south pole?
The southern tip of South America is closer to Antarctica and the South Pole than Australia.
What latitude does the southern part of south America lie?
southern
An extensive late Paleozoic glaciation affected southern India southern Africa and southeastern South America?
An extensive, late Paleozoic glaciation affected southern India, southern Africa and southeastern South America.
How have natural processes shaped the land of north America?
Glaciers are the Natural Process that changes North America because glaiers moved over the land and shaped it.
Is Argentina located in the northern or southern hemisphere?
southern; it is very long and is located at the southern part of South America
What natural features affected the route people took from Alaska to southern North America?
Snow & Glaciers
The pair of rivers that mark the approximate southern limit of the Ice Age glaciers in North America are the Ohio and the?
The Mississippi .
The pair of rivers that mark the approximate southern limit of the Ice age glaciers in the north America are the Ohio and the?
mississippi river
Are there Glaciers in America?
Yes. There are over 50 glaciers in Latin America. Most of them are located within the Andes mountain range.
Who was the leading geologist in early America?
Louis Agassiz
Are there glaciers in Latin America?
Yes. There are over 50 glaciers in Latin America. Most of them are located within the Andes mountain range.
How did Wegener account for the existence of glaciers in the southern landmasses while at the same time in areas in North America Europe and Siberia supported lush tropical swamps?
Wegener explained the existence of glaciers in the southern land masses by stating that they were what pushed apart the the land masses and formed the continents. They then melted to help form the oceans.Hope this helps!
Is it true or false that all of north America was covered by a continential glacier in the last ice age?
False. At the last glacial maximum, the southernmost reach of the glaciers was around central Ohio. The areas that are now Mexixo and the southern U.S. were free of continental glaciers.
Which continents did glaciers appear?
In the North America
What kind of terrain and landforms would indicate the existence of prior continental glaciers?
When the glacier melted from North America it left a mass of "heterogeneous" rock debris (loosely termed "glacial drift") etc
Which continent did glaciers first appear?
In the north America
What formed the five great lakes of north America?
Glaciers
