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describe wegener theory of continental drift in points

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a. Alfred wegener a German meteorologist, proposed a theory of continental drift.
b. According to him all the continents were once joined together and later drifted.
c. Continents were huge landmass like a jigjaw puzzle.
d. The drift according to him , might have occurred due to centrifugal forces of earth or astronomical changes.



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