The Present Continents

THE PRESENT CONTINENTS REFLECT THEIR EVOLUTION OVER GEOLOGIC TIME

(Press & Siever)

THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT EVOLVED BY PLATE TECTONIC PROCESSES

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE ALSO SEEMS TIED TO PLATE TECTONICS

PLATE TECTONICS HAS SHAPED CIVILIZATION BY GENERATING TOPOGRAPHY, HAZARDS, AND RESOURCES