What effects did the breakup of Pangaea have on global climates and ocean circulation patterns? What will be an ideal response?
The breakup of Pangaea caused the global temperature gradient to increase between the
tropics and the poles because the Northern Hemisphere continents moved farther northward,
displacing higher-latitude ocean waters. Greater temperature gradient causes warm air to rise
faster and cooler air to move in and takes its place and thus, accelerating atmospheric and
oceanic circulation during the Mesozoic.
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