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Give two examples of each of the following 31. Block Mountains3. Continental PlateausC.3.2. Fold Mountains |
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Answer» fold mountain- They are more than 500 million years old. Rounded features (due to denudation). Low elevation. TheAppalachiansin North America and theUral mountainsin Russia TheAravali Rangein India are theoldest fold mountain systems in India. The range has considerably worn down due to the processes of erosion. The range rose in post Precambrian event called theAravalli-Delhi orogeny (Silurian and early Devonian periods) Continental plateaus are bordered on all sides byplainsor oceans, forming away from the mountains. An example of a continental plateau is theAntarctic Plateauor Polar Plateau inEast Antarctica Often fault-block mountainshave a steep front side and a sloping back side.Examplesof fault-block mountainsinclude: the Sierra Nevadamountainsin North America. the HarzMountainsin Germany |
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