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Intermontane plateau and piedmont plateau.
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Intermontane Plateau
Piedmont Plateau
During the formation of fold mountains, the lower areas also got uplifted to form this plateau.
This plateau is formed on one side of a mountain.
As this plateau lies between mountains, it is called an intermontane plateau.
This plateau usually has a mountain on one side and a lowland or sea on the other side.
Examples: The Tibetan Plateau and the Bolivian Plateau
Example: The Plateau of Patagonia in Argentina
| Intermontane Plateau | Piedmont Plateau |
| During the formation of fold mountains, the lower areas also got uplifted to form this plateau. | This plateau is formed on one side of a mountain. |
| As this plateau lies between mountains, it is called an intermontane plateau. | This plateau usually has a mountain on one side and a lowland or sea on the other side. |
| Examples: The Tibetan Plateau and the Bolivian Plateau | Example: The Plateau of Patagonia in Argentina |
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