Alfred Wegener Named the Northern Part of the Supercontinent __________

question 12

Multiple Choice

Alfred Wegener named the northern part of the supercontinent __________ consisting of what is now North America and Eurasia.

• A) Pangea
• B) Laurasia
• C) Gondwanaland
• D) Arctica

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Definitions:

Indians

A term historically used to refer to Native Americans, though less preferred today due to its origin with Christopher Columbus mistakenly identifying the Americas as India.

Navigation Act

Law passed by the English Parliament to control colonial trade and bolster the mercantile system, 1650–1775; enforcement of the act led to growing resentment by colonists.

Oliver Cromwell

A key figure in English history, leading forces against the monarchy during the English Civil War and later serving as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.