Mountains Anywhere ( + hills)

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About Mountains Anywhere ( + hills)

Mountains Anywhere,
There are five basic kinds of mountains:

1. dome,
2. fold,
3. fault-block,
4. volcanic, and
5. plateau mountains.



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The dictionary defines a mountain as that which is ‘higher and steeper than a hill’. It is a land form that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. Mountains usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or slightly rounded ridges and peaks.

Generally, mountains are landforms that rise above 600 metres. Mountains exist on every continent and even beneath our great oceans. Formed through varying causes, there are several distinct types of mountains.

Mountains are home to approximately one-tenth of the world’s people, cover one-fifth of the earth’s land surface, and occur in 75 percent of the world’s countries. More than half of the world’s fresh water originates in mountains, and all the world's major rivers are fed from mountain sources.
A hill is a landform which has a distinct summit that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area.
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is generally somewhat lower and less steep than a mountain. In the United Kingdom it is popularly believed that the Ordnance Survey defines a "mountain" as a peak greater than 1000 feet (305 meters) above sea level, a belief which forms the basis of the film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain; in fact the OS maintains no such distinction today. [1] The Oxford English Dictionary, by contrast, suggests a limit of 2000 ft (610 m). Mountains in Scotland are frequently referred to as "hills" no matter what their height, as reflected in names such as the Cuillin Hills and the Torridon Hills. weird

Hills may form through a number of geomorphic phenomena: faulting, erosion of larger landforms, such as mountains and movement and deposition of sediment by glaciers (eg. torraines and drumlins, or by erosion exposing solid rock which then weathers down into a hill. The rounded peaks of hills results from the diffusive movement of soil and megolith covering the hill, a process known as downhill creep.hills are hilly, and not as tall as mountains Many areas that would otherwise have hills do not because of glacier cover during the Ice Age. The contrast between the extreme plains of northern Indiana, and the extreme hilliness of southern Indiana is a result of this.

There are various specific names used to describe particular types of hill, based on appearance and method of formation. Many such names originated in one geographical region to describe a type of hill formation peculiar to that region, though the names are often adopted by geologists and used in a wider geographical context.
Dome Mountains

Dome mountains are the result of a great amount of melted rock pushing its way up under the earth without folding or faulting resulting in a rounded dome. As the dome is raised above its surroundings erosion occurs, and as a result of erosion, peaks and valleys are formed.

Fold Mountains

Fold mountains are formed when two plates collided head on, and their edges crumbled, much the same way as a piece of paper folds when pushed together.
Examples of fold mountains include Himalayas in Asia, the Alps in Europe and the Andes in South America
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Fault-block Mountains

These mountains form when faults or cracks in the earth's crush force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down. Instead of the earth folding over, the earth fractures and blocks are stacked. Examples include the Sierra Nevada mountains in North America and the Harz Mountains in Germany.

Volcanic Mountains

Volcanic Mountains are formed when molten rock, or magma deep within the earth, erupts, and piles upon the surface. Examples of Volcanic Mountains include Mount St. Helens in North America and Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.

Mountains are created over long periods of time by tremendous forces in the earth Mountains are formed by volcanism, erosion, and disturbances or an uplift in the earth's crust.

The Earth's crust is made up of 6 huge slabs called plates, which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. When two slabs of the Earth's crust smash into each other the land can be pushed upwards, forming mountains. Many of the greatest mountain ranges of the world have formed because of enormous collisions between continents.
Thanks for your interest.
Stephen Michael Draper.
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Mountains Anywhere welcomes you, add your pictures to our group and show the best mountains in the world (+hills)
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montanhas em qualquer lugar
montagne dovunque
montagnes n'importe où
Berge überall
βουνά οπουδήποτε
どこでも山
montañas dondequiera
山任何地方
أجبال في أيّ مكان
горы везде
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どこでも山

一般に、山は600 メートル以上に上がる地形である。山はあらゆる大陸にある。

山任何地方

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10% of the world's 6 billion people live on Mountains. The Alps are the most densely populated mountain area in the world. Eleven million people live in the Alps.

People as well as other animals and plants have adapted to living in the mountains. The South American Uru tribe have larger hearts and lungs to breather the thin air at high altitudes.

montanhas em qualquer lugar
montagne dovunque
montagnes n'importe où
Berge überall
βουνά οπουδήποτε
どこでも山
montañas dondequiera
山任何地方
أجبال في أيّ مكان
горы везде
어디에서든지 산