In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Objective of Plate Tectonic Theory 2. Base of the Plate Tectonic Theory 3. Mechanism 4. Evaluation. Objective of Plate Tectonic Theory: Plate tectonic theory is a comprehensive theory which offers explanations for various relief features and tectonic events viz. mountain building, folding and faulting, continental drift, vulcanicity, seismic events (earthquakes) etc. The [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Objectives of the Thermal Convection Current Theory 2. Base of the Thermal Convection Current Theory 3. Mechanism 4. Evaluation. Objectives of the Thermal Convection Current Theory: Arthur Holmes postulated his thermal convection current theory in the year 1928-29 to explain the intricate problems of the origin of major relief features of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Objectives of the Sliding Continent Theory 2. Axioms of the Sliding Continent Theory 3. Mechanism 4. Evaluation. Objectives of the Sliding Continent Theory: Daly postulated his theory of sliding continents in his book 'Our Mobile Earth' in the year 1926 to explain the origin and evolution of different relief features of the [...]