answersLogoWhite

0

What are the major mountain chains?

User Avatar

Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

In the USA there are 2 major ranges; the Rockies and the Appalachians

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What mountain chains are in Soviet Union?

Major mountain chains in Russia are Great Caucasus Rangeand the Urals


Name all of the mountain chains in North America?

Some of the major mountain chains in North America include the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range, and the Brooks Range.


What is the two great mountain chains one in the western and one in the eastern US?

The major mountain chain in the West is the Rocky Mountains. The major mountain chain in the East is the Appalachian Mountains.


What are the two major mountain chains that border the great mid continental basin?

Appalachian and Rocky Mountains


Why doesn't Africa have any major mountain chains?

Africa does have several mountain ranges, such as the Atlas Mountains in the north and the Drakensberg Mountains in the south. However, the continent lacks major mountain chains like the Himalayas or the Andes due to tectonic and geological history. Africa's landscape has been shaped by different geological processes, resulting in scattered mountain ranges rather than continuous chains.


What mountain chains does Guatemala have?

two mountain chains cross Guatemala from west to east


What are major characteristics of the topography pf eastern Europe?

Eastern Europe is mainly flat with some hills, although there are a few large mountain chains.


Mountain ranges in parallel chains are called?

Mountain ranges in parallel chains are called "cordilleras."


Which of the mountain chains from a boundary with the Canadian Shield?

The Appalachian mountain.


What 2 major mountain ranges run through the US and where are they located?

The two primary chains are The Appalachian Mountains in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west. Both of these have numerous smaller chains with other names.


What are the major characteristic of the topography of eastern Europe?

Eastern Europe is mainly flat with some hills, although there are a few large mountain chains.


How does mountains ranges differ from mountain chains?

Mountain ranges refer to a series of mountains aligned in a particular direction, usually forming a continuous line or sequence. Mountain chains, on the other hand, can be multiple ranges running parallel to each other or interconnected in a complex network. Essentially, mountain ranges are a subset of mountain chains.