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Why do the coastlines of Africa and South America stay the same shape?
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Because they were once part of the same landmass and then split and drifted apart. The eastern coastline of South America and the western coastline of Africa are also not part of any active tectonic collision processes, thus except for the normal geologic processes of erosion and deposition, they tend to remain relatively the same over long periods of time.
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Compare and contrast the shape and size of South America on the three projections?
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