Why are the fold mountains called so?
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Why are the fold mountains called so?
Fold mountains are called so because of the result of large- scale earth movements caused by stresses in the earth’s crust. Such stresses may be caused by weight of the overlying rocks, movements in the mantle, the expansion or contraction of some part of the earth, etc. These stresses subject the rocks to compressive forces, producing wrinkling or folding along the lines of weakness. This is shown in fig. the raising of folds makes the fold mountains.
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Answer:Fold mountains are called so because of the result of large- scale earth movements caused by stresses in the earth’s crust
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