Use the map to explain where the South American and African plates were located hundreds of thousands of years ago. Africa was more north and east and South America was more north and west of their current positions. Africa was more south and west and South America was more south and east of their current positions. Africa was more south and east and South America was more north and east of their current positions. Africa was more north and west and South America was more south and west of their current positions.

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Kerry

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2 April, 01:12

Use the map to explain where the South American and African plates were located hundreds of thousands of years ago. Africa was more north and east and South America was more north and west of their current positions. Africa was more south and west and South America was more south and east of their current positions. Africa was more south and east and South America was more north and east of their current positions. Africa was more north and west and South America was more south and west of their current positions.

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Angel Henderson · Answer 1

Africa was more south and west and South America was more south and east of their current positions. I would say this would be because because South America and Africa used to be together in Gondwanaland millions of years ago and then apparently drifted apart as Wegener thought and then with the advent of plate tectonics it became apparent that the mid-Atlantic ridge runs between them and due to spreading along it Africa and S America got separated.