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Could the Himalaya mountains be formed into a continental-continental convergence?
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The Himalayas are formed from a continental to continental plate convergence.
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Were the pyramids tombs or mountains?
The pyramids were build as tombs. (Mountains are formed by nature, not built by men.)
What mountains formed a border between the frontier and original 13 colonies?
The Treaty of Paris in 1763 that Britain signed with France ceded all land east of the Mississippi River. King George III issued a proclamation the same year limiting settlement to east of the Appalachian Mountains. This was intended to preserve the lands of the native Americans, but was generally disregarded.
What do folded mountains and volcanic mountain have in common?
Both were probably formed from convergent plate boundaries.
How was rocky mountains formed?
The Rocky Mountains were formed by the collision of tectonic plates, the North American plate and the Pacific plate. When they collided, rock on each side was forced upwards or downwards. So rocks came up out of the ground on the west side of the North American Plate.
What natural feature made westward expansion difficult for the 13 colonies?
The western border of the 13 colonies was formed by the Appalachian Mountains.
The himalaya mountains were formed in a collision at a?
the himalaya mountains were formed in a collision at a convergent boundary
The Himalaya mountains were formed in a collision of what boundary?
convergent boundary
The Himalaya in Tibet formed when two of Earth's plates collided What type of faults would I expect to find in these mountains Why?
the Himalaya mountains are a revers fault
The Himalayan Mountains were formed as a result of what?
continental-continental convergence
What is it called when a mountain is formed away from a convergence?
non boundary mountains
What physical feature formed the northeast boundary of Asoka's empire?
The physical feature that formed the northeast boundary of Asoka's empire was the Himalayan mountain range.
What type of convergent boundary is himalaya mountains formed by?
Continental Collision Boundary
India's northern border is formed by mountains that include the?
Karakoram and Himalaya mountain ranges.
What mountains formed during the Cenozoic era?
ural mountains and applachain mountains
When mountains are formed such as by uplift or hot spots away from a convergence they are called?
Mid-plate.
Were the Andes mountains formed as a result of ocean continental convergence?
The Andes Mountains :) ***** I would like to add the Himalayas, which rose when the Indian Plate collided with the European plate.
How are the mountains that are formed by subduction diffrent from mountains formed by continental crusts converging?
Subducting crust produces volcanoes and a narrow range of mountains (like the Andes). Continental convergence does not produce volcanoes and produces a wider range of mountains (Rockies or Himalayas).
