If you look at the map of the world, you will notice that east coast of South America fits exactly against the west coast of Africa, as if they were pieces of jigsaw puzzle. This is because millions of years ago, they were joined. In fact, 220 million years ago, all the continents were joined together to form one super continent called pangaea. There was also only one giant ocean, Panthalassa. In the time, Pangaea split into smaller land masses, and the continents began to drift towards their present positions. In the future, the movements of the tectonic plates will cause the continents to drift even more. This result in the Pacific ocean shrinking, the Atlantic ocean getting wider, and Africa splitting into two!
Saturday 28 March 2015
WHY CAN YOU FIT SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA TOGETHER LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE...?
If you look at the map of the world, you will notice that east coast of South America fits exactly against the west coast of Africa, as if they were pieces of jigsaw puzzle. This is because millions of years ago, they were joined. In fact, 220 million years ago, all the continents were joined together to form one super continent called pangaea. There was also only one giant ocean, Panthalassa. In the time, Pangaea split into smaller land masses, and the continents began to drift towards their present positions. In the future, the movements of the tectonic plates will cause the continents to drift even more. This result in the Pacific ocean shrinking, the Atlantic ocean getting wider, and Africa splitting into two!
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