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Yes, they were. The combination of the continents was called Pangaea.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, millions of years ago, all the continents formed one giant landmass called "Pangaea". A word from the ancient Greek. PAN=ENTIRE+GAIA=EARTH. [Latinized as GAEA].
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∙ 13y agoPangaea it existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras before slowly splitting apart and forming the continents today.
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Is the largest land mass on earth?
The largest single landmass on Earth is Afroeurasia (the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia). It occupies 85,000,000 km2, or about 5 times the size of Russia.
In the 1930s the theory of continental drift was formed?
The theory of continental drift did originate in the 1930s. Continental drift asserts that the continents were once a single landmass called Pangaea that drifted apart over time.
State the hypothesis of continental drift?
That there was once a super continent called Pangaea huge land mass was broken into continents that drifted apart. The theory also suggests that the earth is made up of 7 gigantic shifting slabs of the earth's crust. This disproved the more popular (at the time) "raisin" theorem
What three continents came together to form Pangaea?
It wasn't three continents it was all of them.
What would you consider the main drawback of good's interrupted projection?
because it doesn't show all of Antarctica which is one of the 7 continents
What is the idea that all continents were all one big landmass?
a continental theory
Who first suggested that all the continents were all one big landmass?
Alfred Wegener.
One of the first attempts to prove that all continents were combined into one landmass was made by who?
Alfred Wegener.
What are the Pangaea of North America?
It is actually the name of the super continent - when all the continents were one landmass.
Which of the continents form one large landmass?
Australia
One of the first attempts to prove that all continents were combined into one landmass was made by whom?
Alfred Wegener.
What is the name of landmass Alfred wegener?
Alfred wegener came up with the theory of continental drift, when all of the continents were together as one the landmass was called Pangea
What Continents with landmass that widens as one travels north?
South America. i need two continents.
What large ancient landmass that consisted of all the continents on earth?
the answer is Pangaea
What is the large ancient landmass that consisted of all the continents on earth?
Pangaea
What is a large ancient landmass that consisted of all the continents earth?
Pangaea.
What is the name of the single landmass that once contained all continents?
Pangea
