Question

1. During the early Paleozoic era, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, India, and perhaps China comprised the vast southern continent of _____. A. Europe B.gondwana C.laurasia D. pangaea

Answer 1

The answer is Option B.  

During the early Paleozoic era, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, India, and perhaps China comprised the vast southern continent of Gondwana.

Gondwana or Gondwanaland was a supercontinent formed by the joining of many cratons and was the biggest continental landmass on the planet covering an area of 64% of the continents today until it began to start fragmenting. 

Answer 2

Answer is - b. Gondwana or Gondwanaland

It was a supercontinent which was formed from the unification of several cratons in the Late Neoproterozoic. It was the largest continental landmass on Earth. It covered 64% of today's continents. It was located in the Southern Hemisphere and included Antarctica, South America, Madagascar, Australia, Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.