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Fold MountainsFold Mountains
•What are fold mountains?
•How are fold mountains formed?
•How do people live in fold mountains?
Collision zones
How do they form?
• At a collision margin (another word for a plate boundary) 2 continental plates are pushing towards each other.
• Because they are the same density (weight) neither of them can sink so the SQUEEZE upwards making fold mountains
Formation
Key terms
• Deposition
• Geosyncline
• Sedimentary rock
• Compressional plate boundary
• Anticline
• Syncline
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• Use the guide sheets to help you
Plenary…make sure you can answer the
following questions
What 2 plate boundaries form fold mountains?What type of rocks make up fold mountains?What is a geosyncline?Can you name 3 examples of fold mountains
and say what continents they are in.