作者：Adam Counihan 7 月以前
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fold mountains
The formation of fold mountains occurs when two continental plates collide and their edges rise and buckle upwards. This process results in the creation of anticlines and synclines, where rock layers, or strata, are folded upwards or downwards, respectively.
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fold mountains Oceanic–continental When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, the heavier oceanic plate sinks under the lighter continental plate and melts into the mantle This process is called subduction e.g. Nazca plate South American plate continental-continental when two continental plates collide, they buckle upwards. e.g indian plate- eurasian plate tourism Settlement refers to places where people live, build homes and grow communities Although largely unsuitable for settlement because they are difficult to build on, our mountain ranges are a major attraction for tourism The folding of the Earth’s crust across the globe has created some of our most scenic and impressive landscapes Anticlines and synclines The syncline is usually seen in a valley An anticline is when rock folded upwards and a syncline is when rock folded downwards When two plates collide to form a fold mountain, these strata are crushed together and fold upwards to form fold mountains Layers of rock make up the Earth’s crust – these layers are called strata fold mountains are formed by when two plates collide and their edges rise and buckle upwards to form a mountain
