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The movements of tectonic plates had moved and shifted the continents in different regions and climates which makes a continent wet dry arid desert mild and etc

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Q: What happened to the continents that made up pangea after it started to break up?
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What is Pangaea how long ago did it begin to break apart?

Pangea is when all the continents were conected. Pangea was altogether 225 million years ago.


What happened that the continents made up Pangaea after it started to break up?

They originated to there original spots in present-day .


What happened to the continents that made up Pangaea after it started to break up?

They originated to there original spots in present-day .


How was Pangaea form?

when the earth was made there was a very large land form and over billions of years that LARGE land form started to break away. the definition of pangea PANGEA- the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.


What are the names of continents in the triassic period?

The only continent in the Triassic period was the supercontinent known as Pangaea.


What ended the triassic period?

· Pangea started to break up at the conclusion and ice age begun.


Which of the American continents was the first to break away from Pangaea?

There is no true answer, as Pangea split into two smaller continents: Gondwana and Laurasia. North America was a part of Laurasia while South America was a part of Gondwana.


What hypothesis says that all the continents once were joined as a single supercontinent and have since drifted apart?

this supercontinent is called PANGEA. it is the greek word for "all lands".


What were the namesof the two smaller supercontinents created by the break up of Pangea?

Pangea broke into Gondwanaland and Laurasia.


When did pangea start to break apart?

200 million years ago


What was the world called before the countries all split apart?

I'm not clear on your question, but it was called Pangea before it split.The super continent PangeaAbout 180 million year ago there was only one continent called Pangea, that began to break up into separate continents. Over time as the land masses moved apart it formed the continents we know today. They are still moving. There were no countries 180 million years ago. Countries are boundaries, as man divided the land into separate territory.


What is the name of the supercontinetal that existed about 200 million through 100 million years ago?

The supercontinent that existed several million years ago is called Pangea. It combined all of today's continents into one supercontinent, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It was surrounded by a super ocean, Panthalassa, and started to break up 175 million years ago.