How would plate tectonics explain the glaciation at the end of the Paleozoic Era, when no evidence of glacial ice can be found in high-latitude areas of North America and Eurasia?

A) The climate was too warm for glacial ice on those continents.
B) The glaciation was very small.
C) The continents were joined to form Pangaea, which was located around the South Pole.
D) There was an increased amount of solar radiation penetrating the atmosphere above those continents.


Answer: C

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