continental drift. noun. geology. the theory that the earth's continents move gradually over the surface of the planet on a substratum of magma. The present-day configuration of the continents is thought to be the result of the fragmentation of a single landmass, Pangaea, that existed 200 million years ago.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900.
MGM was inspired to make a silver-screen adaptation of âThe Wonderful Wizard of Ozâ following the box-office success of âSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs,â the worldâs first animated feature film, which was released by Walt Disney in 1937.