Fold Mountains

Question 1

Describe where Fold Mountains are located in the world

Answer 1

• Fold mountains are located along convergent plate boundaries.
• The Himalayas are found where two continental plates are pushing together

Question 2

Where else are Fold Mountains found?

Answer 2

• There is a long thin band of Fold Mountains stretching down through South America, between the border of North and South American plate

Question 3

How are ‘Fold Mountains’ first formed?

Answer 3

• Layers of sedimentary rock built up over millions of years.
• River transports material to the oceans and sediment falls to the bed of the ocean and is deposited there

Question 4

What happens in the second stage of Fold Mountains forming?

Answer 4

• Weight of water, and subsequent layers of sediment leads to compaction and cement action as the layers are formed

Question 5

How are Fold Mountains then finally formed?

Answer 5

• As the continental plate moves towards the oceanic plate, land on the edge of the plate gets crumpled up to form fold mountains