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2. WHAT IS MOUNTAIN? A mountain is a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.

3. A  mountain  range or hill range is a series of  mountains  or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground. A  mountain  system or  mountain  belt is a group of  mountain  ranges with similarity in form, structure and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny .

4. A  mountain  is a large  landform  that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a  hill .  Mountains are formed  through  tectonic forces  or  volcanism . These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action of  rivers ,  weather conditions , and  glaciers . A few mountains are isolated  summits , but most occur in huge  mountain ranges .

5. High elevations on mountains produce  colder climates  than at  sea level . These colder climates strongly affect the  ecosystems  of mountains: different elevations have  different plants and animals . Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains tend to be used less for agriculture and more for resource extraction and recreation, such as  mountain climbing .

6. A  mountain  is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A  mountain  is generally steeper than a hill.  Mountains  are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism.

7.  The major mountain types. Fold Mountains. The most common type of mountain in the world are called fold mountains. ... Block Mountains. ... Volcanic Mountains. ... Plateau Mountains.

8. Fault –Block Mountain Fault blocks are very large blocks of rock, sometimes hundreds of kilometres in extent, created by  tectonic  and localized stresses in the  Earth's crust . Large areas of bedrock are broken up into blocks by  faults . Blocks are characterized by relatively uniform  lithology . The largest of these fault blocks are called crustal blocks. Large crustal blocks broken off from tectonic plates are called  terranes . [1]  Those terranes which are the full thickness of the lithosphere are called microplates .

9. Volcanic Mountain Volcanic Mountains are formed  when molten rock (magma) deep within the earth, erupts, and piles upon the surface. Magna is called lava when it breaks through the earth's crust. When the ash and lava cools, it builds a cone of rock.

10. Plateau Mountains They may be formed by upwelling of volcanic magma or extrusion of lava. The underlining mechanism in forming  plateaus  from upwelling starts when magma rises from the mantle, causing the ground to swell upward. In this way, large, flat areas of rock are uplifted to form a  plateau .

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