Question

What do you understand by mountain building or Orogeny?

Answer 1

mountain building refers to the formation of mountains on the earths surface with the help of different forces.The fold mountaims are the mountains formed due plate tectonics and orogenic forces.The block mountains are formed by the rise or the subsidence of land when faults occur on the earths surface. The volcanic mountains are foed due to the deposition of lava on the either sides.

Answer 2

Hello !

Here is your answer !



In simple words...

OROGENY =


a process in which a section of the earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range.



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