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What did Wegener name the one huge continent?

  1. Meosauaea
  2. Pangaea
  3. Laurasaea
  4. Gondasea
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Wegener named the one huge continent "Pangaea." This supercontinent concept, introduced by the German meteorologist and geologist Alfred Wegener in the early 20th century, suggests that all the continents were once joined together as a single landmass before they drifted apart. Wegener's theory of continental drift was a pioneering idea in geology, leading to the modern understanding of plate tectonics. Pangaea existed approximately 335 million years ago and began to break apart around 175 million years ago. The name "Pangaea" itself is derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "all lands."

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