So this is Pangea:

That the continents were once a connected land mass is scientific fact, and one that children learn in grade school.

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 7/27-30. Likely voters. MoE 2% (No trend lines)

Do you believe that America and Africa were once part of the same continent? Yes No Not Sure

All 42 26 32 Dem 51 16 33

Rep 24 47 29

Ind 44 23 33 Northeast 50 18 32

South 32 37 31

Midwest 46 22 32

West 43 24 33 White 35 30 35

Black 63 13 24

Latino 55 19 26

Other 56 19 25



It's sort of depressing that only 42 percent of Americans know this well-established, non-controversial bit of scientific fact. And while no group acquits itself extremely well, it is once again Republicans dragging down the numbers. Almost half refuse to believe in plate tectonics, and only a quarter have this basic bit of scientific knowledge under their belt.

And look at the racial breakdown -- despite the rantings of your typical racist, African Americans scored the best on this question, followed by "other" and "Latino". Whites lagged far behind, dragged down of course by their over-represented anti-science conservative component.