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Iran features fold mountains primarily due to the collision of tectonic plates, specifically the Arabian and Eurasian plates, which create significant geological uplift and deformation. This process results in the formation of mountain ranges like the Zagros. However, the lack of active volcanic activity in Iran is attributed to the nature of these tectonic interactions, which predominantly involve compressional forces rather than subduction processes that typically generate volcanoes. Thus, while Iran has impressive fold mountains, it does not have the volcanic activity commonly associated with subduction zones.
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What is the location of the fold mountains of the world?
The Jura mountains in France, and the Zagros mountains in Iran & Iraq are both examples of fold mountains.
What type of mountains are produced by ocean ocean convergence?
Mountains like the Andes, fold mountains with Volcanoes,.
What are three landforms produced by compression. in the crust?
Volcanoes, fold mountains, plateaus.
How and why are volcanoes and fold mountains formed in the same area on the earth's surface?
The plates dont move.
Which two types of plate boundary forms volcanoes?
Fault Block mountains such as the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Fold & Thrust Mountains such as the Himalayans.
What are four things that can happen at plate boundaries?
volcanoes,mid ocean ridges,fold mountains and hot spots
What are the 5 types of mountains?
The five types of mountains are fold mountains (e.g. the Rocky Mountains), fault-block mountains (e.g. the Sierra Nevada), volcanic mountains (e.g. Mount St. Helens), dome mountains (e.g. the Black Hills), and plateau mountains (e.g. the Colorado Plateau).
What type of mountains is the Appalachians?
The appalachain mountains are fold mountains
What are the differences between young fold mountains and old fold mountains?
young fold mountains are like Himalayas, the Alps and man other.
What type of mountains are zagros?
The Zagros mountains are fold mountains, formed by the collision of two tectonic plates - the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. They stretch from western Iran to southeastern Turkey, and are characterized by parallel ridges and valleys.
What does compression do to rock layers?
fold mountains form
What are the mountains in northern Iran?
Those would be the Zagros Mountains, which run along Iran's western border.
