Question

What are residual mountains? Give some examples of such mountains.

Answer 1

Residual Mountains:

1. Residual mountains are the remnants of previously existing mountains that have been subjected to weathering and erosion for an extended period.
2. The residual mountains owe their current shape to erosion by rivers, glaciers, wind, etc.
3. The agents erode the soft rocks on the top of the mountain rapidly leaving the hard rocks behind.
4. These hard rocks are known as the residual mountains.

Examples of Residual Mountains:

Girnar hills, Nilgiri hills, and Sierra of Spain are examples of residual mountains.