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Plate Tectonics: An Introduction

Plate tectonics is the theory that underpins most of modern geology. The basic idea is that the surface of the Earth is made up of several segments - plates. These plates move around the globe while being created and destroyed at their margis. This theory helps to explain many things, such as the rock types that indicate desert climates in north England. Rather than have to move the climatic belts, it is the continent itself that has moved.

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