Munster Ridge and valley- Sample answer

Question 1

when?

Answer 1

◍ caldedonian fold mountains formed 400mya
◍ 20° south of equator

Question 2

why?

Answer 2

◍ African and Eurasian continental plates collided
◍ land buckled upward
◍ E-W trend

Question 3

causes

Answer 3

◍ area full of old red sandstone[ors]
◍ limestone formed on top of ors 350 mya [chalk and shale]
◍ compression by 2 plates colliding caused rock strata to fold to anticlyines and synclines
◍over time sedimentary rock removed denudation exposed ors

Question 4

Effects

Answer 4

◍ trellised drainage patterns in the region,move alone rivers along valleys to navigate south
◍river lee and blackwater