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    Name – Saahi akhtar


    Class – VI SEC - A
    ROLL - 34
    FORMATION of Continents

    The earth was extremely hot with no life on it

    More than 220 million years ago. As time

    Passed, the molten lava began to cool and

    Hardened to form rocks. The rock later broke

    Into pieces, some of them eventually turning

    Into soil. Gradually one large soild land mass

    Or supercontinent known as Pangaea was

    Formed. The term Pangeo means ‘’All lands”

    The Pangaea was surrounded on all sides by an

    Extensive water mass called “Panatha Lassa.” It

    Means primeral oceans -- ‘Pan’ means all and

    ‘tha lassa’ means oceans. Then, 175 million years and narrow , tapering end in the tropical zone.

    Ago, Pangaea began to break. Large chunks of Therefore, a large part of the continent lies in

    This supercontinent began drifting apart. The the temperate zone between the Tropic of

    Drift continued till the two land masses of what Cancer and the Arctic circle. Its north-sourth

    We known as North America and Africa were extent is about 8,500 km and east-west extent is

    Formed.This also resulted in the formed of about 6,400 km. The 100’ meridian almost

    The atlantic ocean . the second break-up , passes through North America .

    Million of years later, formed what we know In northern region , the landmass of north

    Today as east Africa, India and Australia and America breaks up into many islands. Of North

    The south Indian Ocean. The splitting and islands, Greenland is the largest. There is not a

    Drifting of the continents never stopped. Even single landlocked country In North America.
    Discovery of North America | Eye view of north America |

    North America is the third largest continent in |||||||||||||||||||||||||||

    The world. In 1492, it was discovered by

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