Question

What is geosyncline? Explain in easy word

Answer 1

Answer:

The definition of a geosyncline is a long trough in the surface of the earth where sediments and deposits collect, thought of in the late 19th century and early 20th century as the origin of most mountains.

An example of a geosyncline is the Adelaide Rift Complex in South Australia

geosyncline

a very large, troughlike depression in the earth's surface containing masses of sedimentary and volcanic rocks

Origin of geosyncline

geo- + syncline

Answer 2

Answer:

Geosyncline :

A narrow, shallow, elongated basin with a sinking bottom in which a considerable thickness of sediments was deposited by the rivers coming from Angara and Gondwanaland.