The Breakup of Pangaea Pages 365-369
It is believed that Pangaea formed 300 million years ago during the
Paleozoic era. During the formation the Appalachian and Ural
Mountains were formed.
A single continent called ______________ was surrounded by a
large ocean called _______________. A triangular body of water
called the _____________ ______ cut into the eastern edge or
Pangaea.
250 million years ago Pangaea began to split into two pieces
________________ in the North
_______________ in the South
135 million years ago they were separated by the _________
______. This body of water eventually shrunk to become the
_____________ ______.
North America broke free of Eurasia.
100 million years ago- A rift developed and South America and
Africa separated creating the _____________ _________.
65 million years ago –Australia and _________ separated. The
Andes, Alps, and the __________ mountains also formed. India
eventually crashed into __________ forming the _____________.