classify mountains on the basis of their origin each type and with diagram
Answers
Answer: classify mountains based on their apperances
Explanation:
Answer:
A mountain is any natural elevation of the earth’s surface. The mountain may have a small summit
and a broad base. On the basis of their origin they are divided into 3 categories – fold mountains,
block mountains and volcanic mountains.
Explanation:
Origin Example
Flat Mountains are
formed by the
compressive movement
of earth’s lithospheric
plates. Layers of rocks
pushed towards each
other and are uplifted by
folding to form
mountains.
The upward folds are
called anticlines while the
downwards folds called
synclines.
The Urals and The
Appalachians are
examples of Old fold
mountains.
The Himalayas and
The Alps are
examples of young
fold mountains.
Block Mountains are
created when large areas
are broken and displaced
vertically.
The uplifted blocks are
termed as horsts and the
lowered blocks are called
graben.
Rhine valley and the
Vosges Mountain in
Europe are examples
of such mountain
systems.
Volcanic mountains are
formed due to volcanic
activity.
Mt. Kilimanjaro in
Africa and Mt.
Fujiyama in Japan are
examples of such
mountains.