Question

Himalayas are called young fold mountains explain answer in points

Answer 1

Dear student,

The Himalayas are regarded as young fold mountains because :

• They have been formed in the late Cretaceous-Tertiary Period i.e. relatively recently in the earth's history, compared to older mountain ranges like the Aravallis in India, and the Appalachian in the USA.
• They are fold mountains because they are formed due to the action of compressive forces involved in the collision of the two continental plates involved, the Asian and the Indian/Australian.

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