Question

State 3 Points of diffirentiate between mountain and plains​

Answer 1

PLAINS

• Plains are flatlands. Plains that occur at high altitudes are often called steppes.
• Plains can either be the result of no seismic activity between tectonic plates or a leveling of the land by glacial activity.
• A plain is seldom formed by a single process — 1) Structural plains 2) Erosional Plains 3)Depositional Plains.

MOUNTAINS

• Mountains are elevated lands with sharp variations in altitude.
• Mountains are usually formed by interactions between tectonic plates or volcanic activity.
• Mountains are classified into three types dependinf on the forces that have formed them. Fold Mountains, Block Mountains and Residual Mountains.