pengyayun

impacts 导致的是地理现象的变化，而不是地理现象本身。
continents是地理现象，spliting才是变化。

这个地方考的是动宾的逻辑搭配。

这种问题有考过同类的：

Possible long-term consequences of the “greenhouse effect,” the gradual warming of the Earth’s climate, may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level.



A. may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level



B. may include the melting of polar ice caps and the rising sea level



C. may include polar ice caps that are melting and sea levels that are rising



D. include melting the polar ice caps and sea levels that are rising



E. include melting of the polar ice caps and a rise in sea level

pengyayun

解释的意思是，如果真的要说impact导致了大陆，就应该用create这个词。  因为 你不能说 cause continents, 搭配不当，含义也不对。你不觉得“导致了大陆”很怪吗。从语义上来说，导致的对象应该是一个结果，而不是“大陆”这个概念。