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How do the locations of mountains support Wagner's idea about how mountains form?
Mountains have usually formed on the edges of continents in narrow bands, where continents have collided in the past.
What continents collided to for crowders mountain?
Crowders Mountain is part of the Appalachians, which formed during the Alleghenian Orogeny. The mountains formed when the continents of the time, Euramerica and Gondwana, collided to form the supercontinent Pangaea. The sections of the continents that collided correspond to the modern continents of Africa and North America.
What two plates collided to form the ural mountains?
The Ural Mountains were formed by the continents of Europe and Asia joining together.
What plates form the Rocky Mountains?
The North American plate collided with the Pacific plate that created the rocky mountains.
Which mountains were formed when two continents collided?
The most notable are the Himalayas, formed when India (on the Indo-Australian plate) drove north into Asia.
How were the mountains in Pennsylvania formed?
The mountains in Pennsylvania were formed millions of years ago through tectonic plate movements and the collision of continents. The Appalachian Mountains, which run through Pennsylvania, were created when the North American Plate collided with the African Plate. Over time, erosion and glaciation further shaped the mountains into their current form.
What are four types of folded mountains?
Appalachian Mountains: Formed when the North American Plate collided with the African Plate. Himalayas: Created by the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate. Andes Mountains: Resulted from the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. Alps: Formed where the African Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate.
Which two tectonic plates collided to create the Himalaya mountains?
The Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate collided to create the Himalaya mountains.
What two plates collided to form the rocky mountains?
The Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate
Why are the Appalachian mountains now located in the middle of the north American plates?
The Appalachians formed when North America and Africa collided. In time, the places separated and so much crust was created that the mountains were no longer at the plate boundary.
Mountains that form When two continents collied are the?
The Himalayan mountain range of Tibet was formed when the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate collided nearly 50 million years ago. It is the world's current mountain range and includes the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest.
What two continents collided to form the Appalachian mountain range?
Africa and North America
