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By a geographical feature, usually water, but not necessarily. Europe and Asia are separated by rivers and mountain ranges, and the two are sometimes referred to as Eurasia. North America and South America are connected by the Isthmus of Panama, and they are sometimes referred to as the Americas.

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The continents are separated by natural barriers such as oceans and seas. The Earth's tectonic plates also play a role in the movement and separation of continents over millions of years through processes like continental drift.

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What divids by all the continents?

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, and it is the only body of water that touches all seven continents through its coasts.


Why the continents separated?

Continental drift.


What are two continents that are separated by a mountain range?

North America and South America are separated by the Andes Mountain range. Europe and Asia are separated by the Ural Mountains.


Who separated the world into seven continents?

No one person achieved this. The continents separated themselves (and still move today); it's plate tectonics.


What separated the continents from one another?

the world.


How did Pangaea form into separated continents?

millions of years ago pangea was all the continents put together it got separated because of tectonic plates.


Which two continents are part of huge land mass that were separated?

All the continents used to be a part of one land mass and separated. This supercontinent was Pangea.


Where are the American continents being separated from the African and Eurasian continents?

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What was it called when the continents sparated?

When the continents separated, it is referred to as continental drift or plate tectonics. This is the theory that explains how the Earth's continents move and change position over time due to the movement of tectonic plates.


Did pangaea separate into four continents?

No, Pangaea separated into two main supercontinents called Laurasia and Gondwana. These two supercontinents eventually broke apart to form the continents we have today.


Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even through the continents were separated by oceans?

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What continents are separated by the Atlantic ocean?

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