Regarding fold mountains, consider the following statements: 1. Alpin...
The Ural Mountains belong to Hercynian orogeny. Rocky Mountains, Alpine, Himalayan mountains belong to Alpine category.
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Regarding fold mountains, consider the following statements: 1. Alpin...
Explanation:
Alpine mountain building phase
- Alpine mountain building phase is the most recent phase of mountain building that occurred during the Cenozoic era, which began about 65 million years ago.
- It is also known as the Neogene orogeny.
- The Alps, the Himalayas, the Andes, the Rockies, and other mountain ranges around the world were formed during this phase.
Himalayan mountains
- The Himalayan mountain range is a part of the Alpine mountain building phase.
- The Himalayas were formed by the collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
- The Himalayas are the youngest and highest mountains in the world.
Ural Mountains
- The Ural Mountains are a mountain range that runs north to south through western Russia.
- The Ural Mountains were formed during the Uralian orogeny, which occurred during the Paleozoic era, about 300 to 250 million years ago.
- The Uralian orogeny is an older phase of mountain building that occurred before the Alpine orogeny.
Answer:
- Statement 1 is correct. The Himalayan mountains belong to the Alpine mountain building phase.
- Statement 2 is incorrect. The Ural Mountains were not formed during the Alpine orogeny, but during the Uralian orogeny. Therefore, the correct answer is option 'A' - 1 only.