Why do young fold mountains have rugged relief features
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The term 'fold refers to the way in which these mountains were formed. They are formed due to horizontal movements, which cause the Earth's crust to 'wrinkle' or 'shrink'.
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The folds are used to describe the way the formation of the mountain takes place.
They are usually due to the horizontal movement that makes the crust of the earth to shrink.
The old mountains are due to the pressure on the rocky layers.
And then folded mountains become the highest mountains.
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