Question

Himalayas are called young fold mountain illturate

Answer 1

There are three types of plate movements , one of them is Convergent Plate Movement . In this movement , two plates come towards each other and form a crest like structure (fold) . Himalayas were formed by the Convergent Plate Movement of Indo- Australian Plate and Eurasian Plate.

Answer 2

The Himalayas are known to be young fold mountains.Young , because these have been formed relatively recently in the earth's history , compared to old mountain ranges like the Aravallis  and the Appalachian .They r known as fold mountains because the mountains extend for 2500 km in length in a series of a parallel ridges and folds

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