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How many millions years ago did South America separate from Africa thanks to plate tectonic movement?
120 million years ago
Where did the Apache hunt?
They were originally from the North America and moved hundreds years ago to South California and New Mexico, where they lived in pueblos.
What are the processes that most likely caused the change in the positions of South America and Africa over the last 65 million years?
Plate tectonics.
What mountain range was made by subduction?
The Andes mountain range in South America was formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. This process began around 140 million years ago and continues to contribute to the uplift and growth of the Andes.
When is Ben M Baglio birthday?
He grew up in South America in 1964. He lived his whole life there. When he turned 9 years old he moved to Florida.
What is the breakup of the continents?
The Earth is made up of various plate tectonics which move slowly all over the Earth. When the Earth was first formed, most of the land mass was located in one area. After billions of years, the plate tectonics moved in such a way that the various continents slowly formed.Those plate tectonics are still moving, and in a few billion years, the Earth will not look the same as it does today.
When did giant ground sloth live?
The Americas originally started out in S. America about 23 million years ago. like most other ground sloths when the Americas first connected they moved up north. ground sloths were some of the only fauna that moved to N. America, many of the N.America species moved south though. the giant ground sloth died out or became extinct 10,000 years ago.
How the seven continents of the world were moved to there present location?
Scientists believe that North America drifted toward the northwest. Eurasia turned 200 clockwise as it moved northward. Africa and South America broke apart, forming the Atlantic Ocean. Africa turned counterclockwise and moved eastward, while South America moved westward. India separated from Antarctica and Africa,and then moved northeastward. Then India collided with Asia. Australia, once joined to Antarctica,broke off and drifted eastward. Since the continents are still drifting apart, their position will be different millions of years from now.
Where are the Andes mountains located and how do they form?
The Andes Mountains are locaed in South America. The Andes formed during the Cretaceous period (about 138 million to about 65 million years ago) when the Pacific crustal plate began to slowly slide beneath the South American plate, uplifting and folding the sedimentary rocks that comprise the Andes (see Plate Tectonics).
When did south America break away from Africa?
Divergent boundaries (separation apart of tectonic plates)
Does Africa and south America have the same mountain ranges?
Basically. Back in Pangea the continents were connected and those two mountain ranges which were originally one. But over the millions of years magma rised between the South American Plate and the African plate (basically right in the middle of the atlantic ocean between Africa and South America) and cooled, causing them to move away from each other, splitting the mountain range in two.
Was the new world new to all people in north America?
Clearly the Western Hemisphere called the "New World" had been occupied by Native American Tribes and civilizations for thousands of years before Europeans began to make settlements in the Western Hemisphere. Scientists believe that thousands of years ago peoples from Asia had crossed into North America and moved South all the way into southern South America.
