SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The super-continent was once called what?
A
Panera
B
San Andreas
C
Everest
D
Pangaea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From about 300-200 million years ago (late Paleozoic Era until the very late Triassic ), the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe. They all existed as a single continent called Pangea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pangaea existed about 240 million years ago. By about 200 million years ago, this supercontinent began breaking up. Over millions of years, Pangaea separated into pieces that moved away from one another. These pieces slowly assumed their positions as the continent we recognize today.

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