, the world was made up of a single continent through most of geologic
time. That continent eventually separated and drifted apart, forming
into the seven continents we have today. The first comprehensive theory
of continental drift was suggested by the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener
in 1912. The hypothesis asserts that the continents consist of lighter
rocks that rest on heavier crustal material—similar to the manner in
which icebergs float on water. Wegener contended that the relative
positions of the continents are not rigidly fixed but are slowly
moving—at a rate of about one yard per century.
Answer:
The equator experiences equal day and night as the summer solstices has longest days in northern side and the winter has longest in the southern side.
Explanation:
- As the summer have the solstice period in the northern hemisphere, the areas in the north gets most of the heat and sun days as that of the southern hemisphere and the reverse is true for the winter solstices that has maximum day in the south and less in the northern hemisphere as sun rays don't pass the 66.5 degrees latitude.
Two thirds of rice is grown in Asia. China, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Korea, Japan, Vietnam and the Phillipines all account for 87% of the worlds total rice production.
