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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.


Is it true that during the Mesozoic era pieces of moving land called plates broke apart and formed several new continents?

yes


The dominant animal life during the Mesozoic Era was the dinosaur slash reptile True or False?

The dominant land animal life during the Mesozoic was reptiles and dinosaurs.However, it is important to note that dominant does not mean the most biodiverse, common, or consisting of the greatest biomass. It simply means that they were the most common large vertebrates. Insects, for example, have always beaten reptiles in biodiversity and I believe biomass, too.


At the end of mesozoic era did the continents took on their modern shape?

No, at the end of the Mesozoic era, about 66 million years ago, the continents were still in the process of drifting to their current positions. It was during the Cenozoic era that the continents took on their modern shapes due to the continued movement of tectonic plates.


Is it true that most major landforms in north America stretch east to west?

No, this is not entirely true. North America features a variety of landform orientations, including mountain ranges like the Rockies that run north to south. Additionally, bodies of water like the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes run in various directions.

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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 is true about North America and south America?

They had complex societies.


True or false The country of panama is an isthmus?

North America


When it is fall in north America it is summer in south America is that true or false?

Yes


What are the 2 mountain ranges in the world that run true north to south?

There are three... The Andes - South America The Rockies - North America The Remarkables - New Zealand (South Island)


Is it true that during the Mesozoic era pieces of moving land called plates broke apart and formed several new continents?

yes


Is north America America?

Yes and no. If you mean "America" the continent, then it's true - and you also have South America. If you mean The United States of America, then, no because North America is the whole continent.


Is this true the first group of Jews in north America settled in new Amsterdam?

True


Is it true that the Canadian shield was brought to north America by the viking?

no


Is the Northern Frontier is the largest region in North America?

True


During the 1600s did colonists in north America follow the common law?

No they did not they thought that the laws were unfair like the taxation without representation.


True or false The Mississippi River is North America's largest river in terms of discharge?

true