· Give two examples of each of the following:
1. Block Mountains. 2. Fold Mountains
3. Continental Plateaus
4. Inter montane Plateaus. 5 Lava Plateaus
6. Volcanic Mountains
7. Rift Valleys
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Explanation:Examples of fault-block mountains include the Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada, the Tetons in Wyoming, and the Harz Mountains in Germany.
The Himalayas, The Andes and the Alps are examples of Fold Mountain. They are the young mountains of the world and hence they have some of the highest peaks of the worlds
Continental plateaus are bordered on all side by plains or oceans, forming away from the mountains. An example of a continental plateau is the Antarctic Plateau in East Antarctica.
The Intermontane Plateaus of the Western United States is one of eight U.S. Physiographic regions of the physical geography of the contiguous United States. The region is composed of intermontane plateaus and mountain ranges.
The Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland, The Deccan Plateau in India and the Columbia Plateau in the United States are examples of lava plateaus.
Volcano Mountain is a cinder cone in central Yukon Territory, Canada, located a short distance north of Fort Selkirk, near the confluence of the Pelly and Yukon Rivers. Volcano Mountain is called Nelrúna in the Northern Tutchone language.
A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension or spreading apart of the surface, which is subsequently further deepened by the forces of erosion