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Gondwanaland contained which of the following present day regions, according to Wegener?

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Greenland
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South America
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Africa
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Arabia
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Solution

The correct options are
B South America
C Africa
D Arabia
Wegener hypothesised that Pangaea broke up into two large landmasses called Laurasia or Angaraland and Gondwanaland. Gondwanaland contained the present-day South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Arabia, Malaysia, East Indies, Australia, and Antarctica.

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