The Emergence Machine

Supercontinent

physical · Geography · Level 5 · E11

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Emergence definition

A supercontinent is a former large landmass composed of multiple continents joined together, such as Pangaea, which is shaped by the structure of the earth and the geological processes that form and transform landmasses.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “supercontinent” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
supercontinent
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0SupercontinentGeologyContinentLandmassRockContinuousEarthMineralWaterDurationFormLandMeasurementActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSupercontinentL5ContinentL4LandmassL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Continent L4 (requires)
    A former large landmass composed of multiple continents joined together, such as Pangaea.
  • Landmass L4 (requires)
    A former large landmass composed of multiple continents joined together, such as Pangaea.