Question

maps and then answer the questions below. 1. synthesize the word pangaea comes from two greek words that mean \all\ and \lands.\ why is pangaea an appropriate name for the original supercontinent?

Explanation:

Pangaea is the supercontinent that existed when all the current continents were joined together as one large landmass. The Greek roots "all" (from the first part of "Pangaea") and "lands" (from the second part) fit because Pangaea was a single landmass containing all the Earth's major land areas at that time. So the name reflects that it was the unified "all lands" supercontinent.

Answer:

Pangaea is appropriate because it was a single supercontinent that contained all of Earth's major landmasses (the "all lands" concept from its Greek - derived name), as the current continents were once joined together in this single large landmass.