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What is the term for a large landmass that is smaller than continent and often separated from the main landmass by physical barriers such as mountains?
Your momma. No actually, they often call India the subcontinent. The reason it is separated by mountains is that it belongs to its own continental plate and is pushing against the rest of Asia causing those mountains.
Geographers feel earth was once one big continent what call this continent?
Geographers refer to the single landmass that they believe existed in the distant past as "Pangaea." This supercontinent is thought to have gradually broken apart into the continents we recognize today due to the movement of tectonic plates.
Why do thy call it Pangaea?
The term "Pangaea" comes from Ancient Greek, meaning "all lands." It was coined to describe the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago when all the Earth's landmasses were joined together as one gigantic landmass.
What do you call a person who came from the continent of Europe?
A person who comes from the continent of Europe is called European.
What country is also a continent?
Australia
What do you call a large landmass smaller than a continent?
A large landmass smaller than a continent is typically called a subcontinent. Subcontinents are smaller than continents but still larger than individual countries or regions. Examples include the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula.
What do you call a large la nd mass that is smaller than a continent?
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent is called a subcontinent. North America is an example of a subcontinent. Though North America is a continent on its own, is a northern subcontinent of the Americas.
What is the term for a large landmass that is smaller than continent and often separated from the main landmass by physical barriers such as mountains?
Your momma. No actually, they often call India the subcontinent. The reason it is separated by mountains is that it belongs to its own continental plate and is pushing against the rest of Asia causing those mountains.
Why is India call subcontinent?
India is often called a subcontinent because it is a distinct landmass, not just a country. While it has many features of a continent, it is not as big as one, so is not considered a continent.
What is call large?
depends what you mean by large - a continent is a large land mass for example
What do scientist call landmass that all the continent used to be in?
they called it seperated land that were ones together but seperated but eventually it may go back together
What do you call an area of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water?
An Island
What do you call any land smaller than a continent surrounded by water?
an island.
What is the large landmass of the us not including hawaii and alaska?
the United States Seven Regions are sometimes call the seven _____? What is the Answer Please.
What do you call the only one super continent?
The theory is that there was a super continent called Pangea, meaning 'all lands'. It existed as one large continent but later broke up into several smaller continents which drifted away from wach other, each beuibg a part of a mobile plate of the lithosphere
Why Indian Subcontinent does call a subcontinent?
India is called a subcontinent because it is a landmass, not only a country. it doesn't have a big one, so its notconsidered a Continent. That's what is said in my book:)
Why is asia called a subcontinent?
India, though a part of the continent of Asia, it stands out from the rest of the regions of the continent in terms of the vegetation type, rainfall, occupation of the natives, and other such geographical and political features and so is referred to as a subcontinent.
