Question

why himalaya are called young fold mountains ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Himalayas are known as the young fold mountains because they have been formed only few million years ago. They were formed because of the folding of the earth's crust due to tectonic activity (fold mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide with one another).

Answer 2

Answer:

The Himalayas are known as the young fold mountains because they have been formed only few million years ago

Explanation:

They are folded mountains because they are formed by folding of the rocks along the edges of both continents from the force, pressure, and heat etc

The collision of two continental plates formed Orogens or mountains. Folding is a process due to extreme pressure from two sides. Hence Young Fold Mountains!!