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What are fold mountains? With the help of a neat-sketch, briefly explain their formation.
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Solution
The mountains that are formed when the layers of the earth’s crust are folded by compression caused by the forces generated by movements inside the earth.
There are particularly two types of fold mountains, they are :
- Old fold mountains
- Young fold mountains.
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