Which of the following is an accurate description of climate patterns that result from supercontinent cycles?
A. Climate is generally cooler and drier at the margins of supercontinents compared to the interior.
B. During the Mesozoic, Gondwana passed over the South Pole and experienced extensive glaciation.
C. Temperature extremes were common in the interior of Pangaea at end-Permian due to its massive size.
D. Supercontinental breakup can cause global warming, suggested by the breakup of Rodinia at the end of the Proterozoic.
Answer: C. Temperature extremes were common in the interior of Pangaea at end-Permian due to its massive size.
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