INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which continents of today were part of the Gondwanaland?
A
Asia and Africa
B
Europe and Asia
C
Europe and Africa
D
Australia and South America
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gondwana, also called Gondwanaland, ancient supercontinent that incorporated present-day South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Wegener, Gondwanaland contained the present-day South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Arabia, Malaysia, East Indies, Australia, and Antarctica.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gondwana included most of the landmasses in today’s southern hemisphere, including Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia–New Guinea, and New Zealand. It originally included China, Siberia, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent, which have now moved entirely into the Northern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -East Gondwana, comprising Antarctica, Madagascar, India, and Australia, began to separate from Africa. East Gondwana then began to break up c. 132.5 to 96 Ma when India moved northwest from Australia-Antarctica.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some 200 million years ago, Antarctica was joined to South America, Africa, India, and Australia in a single large continent called Gondwanaland. There was no ice sheet, and trees and large animals flourished.

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