The crust beneath the Himalaya, the most towering mountain range on Earth, is still the process of being compressed.
Examples of fold mountains include the Himalayan mountains in Asia, the Alps in Europe. the Andes in South America, the Rockies in North America, the Urals in Russia.
Fold mountains are formed when sedimentary rock strata in geosynclines are subjected to compressive forces.
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The highest fold mountains in India are _______.
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Himalayas are considered to be ________ fold mountains.
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Why are the Himalayas called Young Fold Mountains? (2 marks)
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Why Himalayas are called young fold mountains? What are its important features?
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Statements:
No hill is a mountain.
All Himalayas are mountains.
All Alps are hills.
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I. Alps being Himalayas can never be a possibility.