Discussion

Match the following terms related to mountain formation with their examples :

Process of formation of mountain	Example of mountain
A. Collision of two continental plates	1. Himalayas
B. Convergence of oceanic and continental plate	2. Black Forest
C. Upward or downward movement of blocks	3. Andes
D. Residual mountain	4. Scottish Highlands

Choose the correct code :

Answer: B

The correct code is A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4.

The Himalayas rose from the collision of two continental plates, the Indian and Eurasian.
The Andes formed where the oceanic Nazca plate is subducted beneath the continental South American plate.
The Black Forest in Germany is a block mountain, a horst raised between faults, beside the down-dropped Rhine rift valley.
The Scottish Highlands are residual mountains, the worn-down remnants of a once much higher range.

Option (a) swaps the Black Forest and the Scottish Highlands, the two older European examples.

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