describe block mountains give the answer with example
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a mountain formed by natural faults in the Earth's crust.examples are the Sierra Nevada in California and naveda
Block mountains are also called fault block mountains since they are formed due to faulting as a result of tensile and compressive forces. Block mountains are surrounded by faults on either side of rift valleys.
Block mountains are created when large areas or blocks of earth are broken and displaced vertically.
The uplifted blocks are termed as horsts and the lowered blocks are called graben.
The Great African Rift Valley , The Rhine Valley and the Vosges mountain in Europe are examples.
Block mountains are also called fault block mountains since they are formed due to faulting as a result of tensile and compressive forces.
Block mountains are surrounded by faults on either side of rift valleys
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