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Geography: Fold Mountains & Block Mountains, types, differences, morphology, details
Differences between Fold Mountains and Block Mountains, Structure, Formation, Details
Fold Mountains
- The presence of fossils suggests that the sedimentary rocks of these folded mountains were formed after accumulation and consolidation of silts and sediments in a marine environment.
- Fold mountains extend for great lengths whereas their width is considerably small.
- Generally, fold mountains have a concave slope on one side and a convex slope on the other.
- Fold mountains are found along continental margins facing oceans.
- Fold mountains are characterized by granite intrusions a massive scale.
Block Mountains
- Block mountains are created when large areas or blocks of earth are broken and displaced vertically.
- The uplifted blocks are termed as hours
- Fold mountains belong to the group of youngest mountains of the earth.
- and the lowered blocks are called graben.
- Block mountains are surrounded by faults on either side of rift valleys or grabens.
There are two basic types.
- Tilted block mountains have one steep side contrasted by a gentle slope on the other side.
- Lifted block mountains have a flat top and extremely steep slopes.
