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Question #25038

Answer 1

a) Fold mountains are pushed up into anticlines and synclines.

Explanation:

Here is a diagram of fold mountains
http://www.civilsdaily.com/blog/the-4-types-of-mountains-and-their-detailed-charactersitics/

The section on the right is a diagram of upward foldings called anticlines.

Downward folding creates synclines.
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Here's another diagram showing the forces that crunch the earth's crust together so that it folds into mountains

https://www.google.com/search?q=fold+mountains&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK2Z62jprYAhVMKyYKHY7xDIwQ_AUICigB&biw=1025&bih=455#imgrc=MqB238D97w5qjM:
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Here's a photograph of fold mountains in Crete. It clearly shows the layers of the crust folded up into anticlines and down into synclines.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/116468092

The European Alps are a famous example of a range of folded mountains.

• Coniferous forests are well-adapted to the cold, the snow, and the winds, so forestry is economically important.
• The terrain is too rugged and the weather is too cold for crop farming, but the wide valleys of the synclines are suitable for sheep farming and, at higher elevations, for goat farming.
• Skiing and the associated tourism are a large source of income.
• Hydroelectric power is common in the Alps. The numerous watersheds provide an abundance of water flowing into the deep U-shaped syncline valleys, which are dammed for the generation of hydroelectric power
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Other examples of fold mountains are the Himalayas, the Rockies, and the Andes.

Fold mountains are the highest mountains on earth.

You can find out more about folded mountains here:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/fold-mountain/