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The atlas · Down through the planet

Plate tectonics

The moving plates that carry the continents.

4 written · 6 in outline · 3 sections

Continental driftMoving platesThe plates todayPangaea and the break-upThe supercontinent cycleBritain’s long journeyThe globe through timeFaultsHotspotsSubduction
Written Outline, being written · schematic, not to scale

The idea

  1. Continental driftLesson · outline
  2. Moving platesLesson
  3. The plates todayExplorer · outline

Where plates meet

  1. SubductionLesson · outline
  2. FaultsLesson · outline
  3. HotspotsLesson · outline

Supercontinents

  1. Pangaea and the break-upLesson
  2. The supercontinent cycleLesson · outline
  3. Britain’s long journeyLesson
  4. The globe through timeExplorer