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What is the idea that all continent were part of one big landmass?
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∙ 11y ago
The shape of S. America & Africa appear as though they could roughly fit together like jigsaw pieces. There are also other land areas which have similar characteristics. People have therefore concluded (probably correctly) that the surface of the Earth was once one large contiguous area.
Another interesting idea to consider is that some people claim all of the land area of the Earth is actually an island which floats on a molten layer below the surface of the Earth.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoa continental theory
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Idea that all continents were once a single landmass but are now separate is called?
This single landmass was the supercontinent of Pangea. They separated due to continental drift.
Which continent is part of all four hemispheres in the world?
Africa is the only continent to be a part of all four hemispheres.
Supercontinent the present landmasses are pieces of what?
Pengaea(plate tectionic)- hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into....
Which is the continent that has land in all four hemispheres?
Africa is the only continent to be a part of all four hemispheres.
Which two continents share the same landmass?
Europe and Asia are both a part of Eurasia.Even larger, Africa, Europe, and Asia are all a part of Afroeurasia.
Why isn't the US a continent?
The US is not a continent because it is only a country and not a major landmass on the Earth. Mexico, Canada and all of Central America is part of that landmass too.
What is the idea that all continets were part of one big landmass?
continental drift :D
What was pangagea?
A prehistoric super continent where all of Earth's landmass was contained.
What is the idea that all continents were all one big landmass?
a continental theory
Is a continent is a large landmass?
Yes it is, though not all subcontinents are huge landmasses. India, for example.
What are the Pangaea of North America?
It is actually the name of the super continent - when all the continents were one landmass.
Idea that all continents were once a single landmass but are now separate is called?
This single landmass was the supercontinent of Pangea. They separated due to continental drift.
What large anchint landmass that consisted of all the continent on earth?
The 'supercontinent' that contained all the land-masses on earth was called Pangaea.
What continent includes France England and Germany?
All are component nations of the continent of Europe. Only France and Germany however are part of the contiguous European landmass. England as a country is a component of the island of Great Britain but is economically and politically associated with the continent of Europe as a principle member of the European Union.
The idea that all continents were once a single landmass but are now separate is called the?
continental drift
How does the shape and size of the continents help support the of continental drift today?
If you take a map and cut out all the Continent, you can see that they fit together almost perfectly, like a giant puzzle. This idea supports the fact that all the continents were connected in one large landmass.
The idea that all continents were once a single landmass but are now separate is called the theory?
continental drift
