Fold mountains 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRock landscapes and processesGCSEAQA Created by: emily_wCreated on: 12-05-14 16:43 How are fold mountains formed? Layers of older rock are pushed up and folded when two plates collide at a destructive boundary. 1 of 6 Why does the Andes have high amounts of silver and gold? They were pushed up from deeper in the crust when the fold mountains formed 2 of 6 Why are the world's highest mountains usually the youngest? They have had less time to be eroded 3 of 6 What is transhumance? A form of farming where the people move up the slopes with the cattle 4 of 6 Where is an example of fold mountains? The Andes, formed by the South American and Nazca plate colliding 5 of 6 What are some main uses for fold mountains? Farming, hydroelecticity, tourism and mining 6 of 6
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