1.1. Types of Mountains

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1.1. Types of Mountains

Based on their mode of formation, four main types of mountains can be distinguished:

1.1.1. Fold Mountains Fig.1 Earth’s crust before folding Fig.2 Earth’s crust after folding Fig. 3 Types of Folding Characteristics Human activity surrounding fold mountains 1.1.2. Block Mountains 1.1.3. Volcanic Mountains 1.1.4. Residual Mountains Fig. 6 Volcanic Mountains

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