IV. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONSCDS1. How are mountains created?2. What

1.	IV. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONSCDS1. How are mountains created?2. What are the benefits of high mountains?3. What is a plateau? Give examples.
Answer» Many mountains were formed as a result of Earth's tectonic plates smashing together. The Earth's crust is made up of MULTIPLE tectonic plates that still move TODAY as a result of geologic activity below the surface. The Piedmont Plateau of the Eastern United States between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain is an EXAMPLE. Continental plateaus are BORDERED on all SIDES by plains or oceans, forming away from the mountains. An example of a continental plateau is the Antarctic Plateau in East Antarctica.

IV. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONSCDS1. How are mountains created?2. What are the benefits of high mountains?3. What is a plateau? Give examples.

Answer»

Many mountains were formed as a result of Earth's tectonic plates smashing together. The Earth's crust is made up of MULTIPLE tectonic plates that still move TODAY as a result of geologic activity below the surface.
The Piedmont Plateau of the Eastern United States between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain is an EXAMPLE. Continental plateaus are BORDERED on all SIDES by plains or oceans, forming away from the mountains. An example of a continental plateau is the Antarctic Plateau in East Antarctica.