Science 10 Name: ________________________

Block: ______

Piecing Together Pangaea

Purpose: To use geological evidence to reconstruct the supercontinent of Pangaea.

Procedure:

1. Refer to the last page of this document. Cut out each continent, trimming the pieces

just to the edge of the dotted lines. The dotted lines represent the true continental

edges, the continental shelves.

2. Use the clues provided in the legend below and the shapes of the continents to help

you reconstruct Pangaea. Piece together the continent shapes into a supercontinent

on a separate piece of paper. Remember, Pangaea broke up and the continents moved

apart to their present locations, so a modern world map may give you some clues as to

how they all fit together. When you have the best fit possible, glue the continents in

place.

Questions:

1. Which continents were easiest to fit together? Explain why.

2. a) Why did you use several pieces of evidence to reconstruct Pangaea, not just one?

b) Of the pieces of evidence that you used to reconstruct Pangaea, which provided

the best clues as to how the continents were once joined? Explain.

3. Were there any pieces of Pangaea that you found difficult to place? If so, what

other evidence would have helped you to place these pieces?

4. a) Hypothesize where the continents might be situated in 200 million years.

b) Describe how ecosystems of British Columbia’s west coast might change as a

result. Justify your answers.

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Piecing Together Pangaea

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