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Kaylis [27]
4 years ago
5

What is the concept that the present is the key to the past

Geography
2 answers:
Tpy6a [65]4 years ago
5 0

Explanation:

The idea that the same natural laws and processes that operate on Earth today have operated in the past is an assumption many geologists use in order to better understand the geologic past. This idea is known as uniformitarianism, also defined as “the present is the key to the past”.

timofeeve [1]4 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Uniformitarianism

Explanation:

It is a geological doctrine and is the concept that the present is the key to the past.

Hope it helps!

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