Question
Describe the origin of African plate according to the theory of continental drift.
Answer
- The earth was originally one huge land mass/pangea/supercontinent.
- pangea was surrounded by a large super water body/sea called Panthalassa.
- pangea split into two sub continents to form other landmasses called Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
- The two land masses were separated by a sea called Tethys.
- Further split occurred on the two land masses.
- Laurasia broke to form the continents in the southern hemisphere.
- pangea land broke to form the continents in the Southern hemisphere.
- The continents gradually drifted to their present position.
- pangea was surrounded by a large super water body/sea called Panthalassa.
- pangea split into two sub continents to form other landmasses called Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
- The two land masses were separated by a sea called Tethys.
- Further split occurred on the two land masses.
- Laurasia broke to form the continents in the southern hemisphere.
- pangea land broke to form the continents in the Southern hemisphere.
- The continents gradually drifted to their present position.
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