What is the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents?

What is the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents?

• A. Pangaea
• B. Gondwana
• C. Laurasia
• D. Atlantis

Answer: (A)

Pangaea was a supercontinent that gathered all the Earth's land together. It existed roughly 335 to 175 million years ago, and around 200 million years ago it began to rift apart, first forming the northern landmass Laurasia and the southern one Gondwana, which later separated into the continents we have today. The other names refer to later configurations or, in the case of Atlantis, a mythical place. So the name of the single landmass before the breakup is Pangaea.

Pangaea was a supercontinent that gathered all the Earth's land together. It existed roughly 335 to 175 million years ago, and around 200 million years ago it began to rift apart, first forming the northern landmass Laurasia and the southern one Gondwana, which later separated into the continents we have today. The other names refer to later configurations or, in the case of Atlantis, a mythical place. So the name of the single landmass before the breakup is Pangaea.