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future617RT

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on: Jul 14, 2018
What new ocean basin was created by the breakup of Pangaea?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Briefly describe changes in the positions of the continents if we assume that the plate motions we see today continue 50 million years into the future.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The Atlantic Ocean basin was created through the breakup of Pangea.

Answer to Question 2

In North America, the Baja Peninsula and the portion of Southern California that lies west of the San Andreas Fault will have slid past the North American plate. If Africa continues to collide with Eurasia, the result will be the closing the Mediterranean. Australia will be astride the equator and, along with New Guinea, will be on a collision course with Asia. Meanwhile, North and South America will begin to separate, while the Atlantic and Indian Oceans continue to grow at the expense of the Pacific Ocean.


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