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What type of convergent boundary is the himilaya mountains formed by?
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When the Indian Plate crashed into the European Plate, the softer Indian Plate was forced underneath the European Plate. This mass building up below caused the up-thrust to form the Himalayan Mountain Range. It is believed that the Himalayas are still very slowly growing higher.
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Were the Zagros mountains formed because of a convergent boundary?
it is a convergent continental continental
What forms at a convergent boundary?
A convergent boundary is a place where two plates collide, which can form earthquakes from the impact, and volcanoes. Mountains can also be formed by this process. The Himalayas were formed like this.
What is a specific geographic example of a feature formed at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?
The Himalayan mountains.
How do mountains build and volcanoes relate to plate motion at convergent boundaries?
they are both formed by converging plates at a BOUNDARY THAT PUSH UP THE EARTH
What type of convergent boundary is the Himalaya mountain formed by?
Continental Collision Boundary
Which type of convergent boundry was the Himilaya Mountains formed by?
Contenental/contenental
What are convergent boundary mountains?
Convergent boundary mountains are mountains formed by convergent boundaries.
The Himalaya mountains were formed in a collision of what boundary?
convergent boundary
The himalaya mountains were formed in a collision at a?
the himalaya mountains were formed in a collision at a convergent boundary
What type of plate boundary formed the two tallest mountains?
(A+LS) Convergent Boundary
Were the Zagros mountains formed because of a convergent boundary?
it is a convergent continental continental
What type of boundary formed the rocky mountains?
continental continental convergent boundary
What type of convergent boundary is himalaya mountains formed by?
Continental Collision Boundary
What land features are formed from a convergent boundary?
Convergent boundaries form mountains and volcanoes.
What formed when compression squeezes rock at convergent boundary?
Mountains
Is the northern alps a convergent boundary?
Yes, all mountains are formed by convergent boundaries, also the FSM.
What forms at a convergent boundary?
A convergent boundary is a place where two plates collide, which can form earthquakes from the impact, and volcanoes. Mountains can also be formed by this process. The Himalayas were formed like this.
