Summary: The Geo

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  • 2 Glaciers

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  • Fold mountain range

    Mountains that from when the earth's crust is squeezed and pushed upwards
  • High mountain range

    Mountainous area with an altitude higher than 1,500 metres
  • Old mountain ranges

    Mountains with round tops and shallow valleys; older than 65 milion years
  • Trough  valley (U-shaped valley)

    Valley in the shape of a "U", formed by the erosive action of a glacier
  • Young mountain range

    Mountain range with high peaks, sharp ridges and deep valleys; less than 65 milion years old
  • 2.1 formation of the alps

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  • How do you recognize the fold mountain range

    These mountains look wrinkled/folded.
  • How do you recognize the Alps

    You can recognize the Alps by the snow
  • How do you recognize the main rivers in the Alps?

    By the absence of snow. There is no snow in the places where the rivers flow (in valleys).
  • Why is frost weathering an example of an exogenic force?

    Frost weathering is an exogenic force because it happens on the Earth’s surface and not in the Earth’s crust.
  • Explain the differences between old and young mountain ranges.

    Old mountain ranges differ from young mountain ranges because they have been affected by weathering and erosion for much longer.

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