How does the world look today compared to Pangaea?

Answer 1

Rather than describe it to you, I suggest you go here and look at these paleogeograpic maps:

Here is the Triassic, when Pangea was almost fully assembled:
http://www.scotese.com/newpage8.htm

Here is the Late Jurrasic when Pangea was starting to break apart:
http://www.scotese.com/late1.htm

Here is the home page with links to many more paleogeography maps:
http://www.scotese.com/Default.htm

Answer 2

Very separated today, with thousands of miles of ocean in between. Imagine all the continents pieced together like a puzzle, you can still see where they fit into each other, that would be Pangaea.

Answer 3

Basically, Africa was connected to South America, Europe was connected to North America, Austrailia and Antartica and India were all connected to eastern Argentina, and Asia was split in half with a big ocean. It kinda looked like a Pac-man.

Answer 4

Have you looked at a world map lately?

Well, there's 6 distinct, almost-separate continents now (Eurasia is really one landmass), whereas then it was all one big hunk of land surrounded by ocean. It was also really dry inland, because, well, there wasn't much in the way of large sources of water there.

Answer 5

their is no such thing as pangea ,the continents like africa and south america were never together. they dont float on the water. the continents if you went with their saying africa wouild have to shrink 40% to fit south america. if you could drain all the water off the earth you would be able to walk around the whole earth

Answer 6

Today's world is to Pangaea

as


broken up peanut brittle is to the large single sheet of peanut brittle you take out of the oven.

Answer 7

No different- moved a bit around some, according to most theories - and there are various life forms that may have changed, become 'extinct',etc.- but basically, whatever was there then, is here still- it is all ONE.

Answer 8

The world has island continents, instead of one giant land mass.

Answer 9

Not as difrent as you might think. Factoring in continental drift and the effects of weathering on landforms, you can still see how it all fits together.

Answer 10

Much the same it was just hotter then. Simlar trees and plants just more unfamilar (now extinct one) and then there are the extinct creatures as well.