What is the difference between a fold mountain and a right mountain? Explain
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Fold Mountains:
Fold mountains are developed when deposited rock strata in geosynclines are subjected to compressive forces.
Fold mountains are the loftiest mountains . They are seen along continental margins.
Fold mountains come under the group of youngest mountains of the earth.
Fold mountains are of great lengths but their width is considerably small.
They have a concave slope on one side and a convex slope on the other.
Recurrent seismic is a property of folded mountain belts
Volcanic activity is high in fold mountains
They are rich in tin, copper, gold.
Rift Mountains:-
A rift mountain is a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.
A rift mountain is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface, which is subsequently further deepened by the forces of erosion.
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Fold Mountains
Block Mountains
Fold mountains are formed due to folding of the rocks
Block mountains are formed due to faulting.
Fold Mountains are formed when two tectonic plates move towards each other leading to the folding of the layers of the Earth
Block Mountains are formed when the two tectonic plates move away from each other causing cracks on the surface of the Earth.
Fold mountains are greater in length but comparatively smaller in width
Block mountains are generally wider in length as compared tot eh fold mountains.
Example: the Himalayas
Example: Black Forest Mountains in Germany