MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES

mountain

landforms that rise above the ground and have steep slopes and a peak generally higher than a hill

orogenesis

process of forming mountains and mountain ranges

fold mountains

formed through plate convergence

• himalayas

• andes mountain range

• pyrenees

• rocky mountains and appalachians

example of fold mountains

himalayas

fold mountain formed from the collision of the indian plate and tibetan plate

andes mountain range

fold mountain in south america

pyrenees

fold mountain in europe

rocky mountains and appalachians

fold mountains in north america

volcanic mountain range

formed over thousands or millions of years

islands of hawaii

example of volcanic mountain range

erosion formed mountain ranges

formed by erosion and sediment disposition

appalachian plateau in usa

example of erosion formed mountain range

dome mountain range

result of upwarping of tectonic plates

domes

elongated structures in the crust

black hills in usa

example of dome mountain ranges

fault-block mountain range

formed when blocks of crust move up and down along faults

graben

block that slides down because of gravity

valley

what does a graben usually become

horst

block that do not slide down

• marinduque mountains in philippines

• siera nevada in usa

• teton range in usa

example of fault-block mountain ranges