Is it true that the location back then is different compared on modern-day maps?...like for example..what central africa back then was north or western africa..
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What do you mean by "back then?"
Central Africa has always been in the same location it is today -- at least as long as humans have lived on the continent.
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Yes, geographical locations can change over time. The continents and land masses on Earth have not always been in the same positions as they are today. This phenomenon is known as continental drift or plate tectonics.
To understand how locations have changed over time, we can look at the theory of plate tectonics. This theory states that the Earth's outermost layer, called the lithosphere, is divided into several large and small plates. These plates are constantly moving and interacting with one another.
Over millions of years, the movement of these plates has caused continents to shift positions. For example, about 175 million years ago, all the continents were joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. As the plates moved, Pangaea started breaking apart and the continents began to drift to their current positions.
Regarding your specific example, Central Africa and Western Africa were once part of the same landmass. As the African plate moved, Central Africa moved towards the east and Western Africa moved towards the west. This gradually changed their relative positions on the map.
If you were to compare a modern-day map with an ancient map, you would indeed see differences in the positioning of continents and land masses. These changes happened over geological timescales and are a result of the relentless movement of Earth's tectonic plates.