under Process
Mountain are significant relief feature of the second order on earth surface, a mountain have several forms
- Mountain Ridge symmetrical slopes
- Mountain Range Same age but structurally different mountains
- mountain Chain group of mountains of different period
- Mountain Group same period but unsystamatic pattern of slopes
- Cordillera group of various group of Mountains
Classification of Mountains
on the basis of Hight
low mountain with hight between 700-1000m
rough mountain with hight between 1000-1500
rugged mountain with hight between 1500-2000
high mountains with hight above 2000m]
on the basis of Location
- Continental Mountains in which we have costal(appalachinas and western eastern ghats) and inland mountains (Urals , Aravalli and many more)
- oceanic mountains which rise from the floor of oceans measurement taken from the base of sea eg. MAuna kea in havaii 9140m from sea floor
On the Basis of Mode of origin
- tectonic mountains divided into 4 parts
- fold mountain – folded due to the compresssion force of the earth
- block mountains – formed due to the sudden and divergent force of earth
- dome mountains locco lith batholith etc
- mountains of accumulation’s made by volcanos eg cinder cones, lava cones etc
- Eroisional or relic mountian – eg aravallis vidhyanchalas etc
Block Mountains
Also called fold block moountains
salt rangee of pakistan
seirrra nevada of Usa
