Aravali range in India is one of the oldest fold mountains in the world.
Some other old fold mountains are Appalachians in North America and Ural mountains in Russia.
Himalayan mountains and Alps are young fold mountains.
Block Mountains:
They are created when large areas are broken and displaced vertically.
Uplifted blocks are termed as “horsts“.
Lowered blocks are termed as “graben“.
Eg: Rhine valley and Vosges mountain in Europe.
Volcanic Mountains:
They are formed due to volcanic eruptions.
Eg: Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt.Fujiyama in Japan.
Plateaus:
It is an elevated flat land.
Its height often varies from few hundred metres to several thousand metres.
Deccan plateau in India is one of the oldest plateaus of the world.
Some other examples: East African plateau in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, Western plateau of Australia.
Tibetan plateau is the highest (height-4,000 to 6,000 metres) plateau in the world.
Plateaus are rich in mineral deposits. Eg: African plateau is famous for gold and diamond mining, Chhotanagpur plateau is is rich in iron, manganese and coal.
Lava plateaus are good for cultivation as they have black soil.
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Hi Priya:
Thank you for letting me know that you liked my post in PMKamath uvacha blog. I went through your own blog, It seems you are a scientist. Much of it I could not understand. But your next ones i would like to go thruogh.
P M Kamath
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