Geography PYQ 357 of 587 · Geological History & Rocks · Geological History

The southern continent broken from Pangaea is called

  1. APacific Ocean
  2. BLaurasia
  3. CGondwanaland
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above

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Correct answer: (c) Gondwanaland

Explanation

The Continental Drift Theory was developed by Alfred Wegener. According to Wegener, the splitting of Pangaea began about 200 million years ago. Pangaea first split into two large continental blocks—Laurasia and Gondwanaland—as the northern and southern landmasses, respectively. Later, Laurasia and Gondwanaland gradually broke into many smaller parts, which form today’s continents.

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