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What is a definition for mountains and basins?
A broad tract of land in which the rock strata are tilted toward a common center.
What are some facts about mountains and basins?
Mountains are landforms that rise prominently above their surroundings, typically with steep slopes and high elevations. They are formed by tectonic movements and can have diverse ecosystems. Basins are low-lying areas that are surrounded by higher land, often having a bowl-like shape. They can be formed by geological processes such as erosion and can collect water to form lakes or rivers.
What physical process has created the mountains of central America?
The process of subduction is responsible for the formation of the mountains of Central America and the western northern continent.
In the Andes Mountains approximately how many mountains rise about 20000 feet?
There are about 46 that rise 20000 feet
What fractions of the earth's land is mountains?
Roughly 27% of the Earth's land area is covered by mountains, which are defined as landforms that rise at least 2,000 feet above their surrounding terrain.
Where do rivers usually rise?
In mountains
Why are the plateaus and basins between the pacific ranges and the rocky mountain so arid?
The Pacific Ranges block any most air from the Pacific, and force the humidity to fall as rain. Storms form over the Great Plains when cool air from the north meets with warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico. However, the Rocky Mountains block any humid air from the Gulf, so it can't reach the basins and plateaus.
How do mountains affect the climate in central america and caribbean?
Climates are affected by mountains because mountains make the air rise. When the air rises the air cools. The cool air will turn into rain and snow. Air currents are disrupted as well and that can cause changes in the pressure and increase or decrease precipitation.
What is the name of the tectonic process that has created many of the mountains in Middle and South America?
Most mountains are formed by convergent tectonic plate movements. In this process, tectonic plates crash into each other causing land masses to rise up out of the ground. These processes have formed many of the mountains in Central and South America.
What are some mountains in Libya?
The Arkenu Mountains, deep in the Libyan desert are flat topped mountains that rise to about 5,000 ft.
Where are mountains usually from?
Moutains are created when 2 tectonic plates rise causing hills and mountains.
Where does the sun rise in Portugal?
In the East. That's the mountains.
