What is the name of the theory that explains why mountain ranges in Africa and South America line up?

Pangaea theory
landmass theory
continental drift theory
plate movement theory

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The name of the theory that explains why mountain ranges in Africa and South America line up is the continental drift theory. This theory, first proposed by Alfred Wegener, suggests that continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea and have since drifted apart.

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