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

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Greenland
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North America
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South America
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Malaysia
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Solution

The correct options are
A Greenland
B North America
Wegener hypothesised that Pangaea broke up into two large landmasses called Laurasia or Angaraland and Gondwanaland. Laurasia contained present-day North America, Greenland, and all of Eurasia located to the north of the Indian subcontinent.

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