What If Pangea Never Broke Apart?

Millions of years ago, the Earth looked very different. A huge landmass, called Pangea, covered about a third of our planet. But about 175 million years ago, the Earth broke apart into continents, and formed the world we know today.
But what if that had never happened? Where would your country be located? And how different would your life be?

Thumbnail credit: Ian Webster https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth/#240

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