Question

VIII. Give reasons for the following:
1. Old fold mountains have low latitude and gentie siopes.
2. Young fold mountains have rugged relief features.
3. Young fold mountains are liable to Earthquakes and Volcanic action.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Old fold mountain were formed a long time before young fold mountains he hence they are exposed to weathering and denudation from a long period of time unlike young fold mountains which were formed in recent orogenic periods

Hence weathering makes old fold mountains gentle and decrease their altitude while young fold mountains are high and have steep slopes