Which of the following mountains is formed as a result of the compression of tectonic plates, leading to the formation of large fold-like structures on the Earth's crust?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Ural mountain in Russia.
- The Ural Mountains run north to south through western Russia, forming a natural geographical border between the continents of Europe and Asia.
- The Ural Mountains are among the world’s oldest extant mountain ranges.
- The Urals were formed during the Uralian orogeny due to the collision of the eastern edge of the supercontinent Larussia with the young and rheologically weak continent of Kazakhstan.
- This collision lasted nearly 90 million years in the late Carboniferous-early Triassic.