MOUNTAINS one continental block rises up and over the other.

The folded rocks

continue to rise.
Types of Mountains
.d. The folded, uplifted sedimentary rocks now from lofty mountains
a. Fold Mountains b. Block Mountains
and volcanic activity, often violent, takes place.
c. Mountains of Accumulation d. Residual Mountains

FOLD MOUNTAINS
Types of Fold Mountains
Fold mountains are created where two or more of Earth's tectonic
plates are pushed together. At these colliding, compressing boundaries, Anticlines – form mountain in
rocks and debris are warped and folded into rocky outcrops, hills, simple folding upfolds
mountains, and entire mountain ranges.
Synclines – form the valleys in
Fold mountain consists of masses of folded sedimentary rocks which simple downfolds
may have a thickness of 12,000m or more. The sediments from which
the sedimentary rocks formed, were laid down in horizontal layers Stages in the formation of
which were later folded and compressed. synclinal mountains:

Three Most Recent Mountain-building periods .a. anticlines and synclines,

simple folding
.a. Caledonian Period – Scottish Highlands; mountains of Scandinavia
.b. Hercynian Period – Cape Ranges (South Africa); the Appalachians .b. anticline opened by erosion
(North America); the Urals (Russia); Welsh mountains (Britain) .c. anticlinal valley develops
.c. Alpine Period – Atlas Mountains, the Alps, the Rockies, the
rapidly as river evacuates weak
Himalayas, the Andes
strata
Formation of Fold Mountains:
.d. synclines stand up as
.a. Colliding plates produce a
mountains
trench which becomes the site of
a sea. Deposition takes place
and eventually sedimentary
rocks form.

.b. As the continental blocks approach

each other, the sedimentary rocks are
folded and pushed up.
Name: _______________________________ Date: ____________
.c.
Grade 7 Section: ___________________ Score: ___________
As
compression continues, intense GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
folding takes place. Sometimes (CP–Caledonian Period); (HP – Hercynian Period); (AP-Alpine Period)
_____1. The Rockies _____6. The Cape Ranges _____1. The Rockies _____6. The Cape Ranges
_____2. The Urals _____7. The Andes _____2. The Urals _____7. The Andes
_____3. The Alps _____8. Scottish Highlands _____3. The Alps _____8. Scottish Highlands
_____4. The Appalachians _____9. The Himalayas _____4. The Appalachians _____9. The Himalayas
_____5. Mountain of Scandinavia _____10. Welsh Mountains _____5. Mountain of Scandinavia _____10. Welsh Mountains

Complete the sentences. Complete the sentences.

A. Fold mountains consists of masses of folded _____________ rocks which A. Fold mountains consists of masses of folded _____________ rocks which
may have a thickness of ______________ m or more. The sediments from may have a thickness of ______________ m or more. The sediments from
which the sedimentary rocks formed, were laid down in _________________ which the sedimentary rocks formed, were laid down in _________________
layers which were later folded and compressed. layers which were later folded and compressed.

B. Fold mountains are created where two or more of Earth's ____________ B. Fold mountains are created where two or more of Earth's ____________
__________ are pushed together. At these colliding, compressing boundaries, __________ are pushed together. At these colliding, compressing boundaries,
_________ and _________ are warped and ________________ into rocky _________ and _________ are warped and ________________ into rocky
outcrops, hills, mountains, and entire mountain ranges. outcrops, hills, mountains, and entire mountain ranges.

C.___________ form mountain in simple folding upfolds and ____________ C.___________ form mountain in simple folding upfolds and ____________
form the valleys in simple downfolds form the valleys in simple downfolds

Mark A, B, C or D according to the order of stages in the formation of
synclinal mountains.
_____ anticlinal valley develops rapidly as river evacuates weak strata
_____ anticlines and synclines, simple folding
_____ synclines stand up as mountains
_____ anticline opened by erosion
Mark A, B, C or D according to the order of stages in the formation of
synclinal mountains.
_____ anticlinal valley develops rapidly as river evacuates weak strata
_____ anticlines and synclines, simple folding
_____ synclines stand up as mountains
_____ anticline opened by erosion

Mark A, B, C, or D, according the order of formation of the mountain. Mark A, B, C, or D, according the order of formation of the mountain.

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____________

Grade 7 Section: ___________________ Score: ___________

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
(CP–Caledonian Period); (HP – Hercynian Period); (AP-Alpine Period)
 Fold mountains are created where two or more of Earth's ____________
__________ are pushed together. At these colliding, compressing boundaries,
_________ and _________ are warped and ________________ into rocky
outcrops, hills, mountains, and entire mountain ranges.

Fold mountain consists of masses of folded _____________ rocks which may

have a thickness of ______________ m or more. The sediments from which the
sedimentary rocks formed, were laid down in _________________ layers which
were later folded and compressed.

Illustrate the stages of the formation of FOLD mountains.

Stages in the formation of synclinal mountains:

_____ anticlinal valley develops rapidly as river evacuates weak strata
_____ anticlines and synclines, simple folding
_____ synclines stand up as mountains
_____ anticline opened by erosion

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____________

Grade 7 Section: ___________________ Score: ___________

GEOGRAPHY SEATWORK.
(CP–Caledonian Period);(HP – Hercynian Period);(AP-Alpine Period)
_____1. The Alps _____6. Scottish Highlands
_____2. Mountain of Scandinavia _____7. Welsh Mountains
_____3. The Appalachians _____8. The Himalayas
_____4. The Rockies _____9. The Cape Ranges
_____5. The Urals _____10. The Andes
Complete the sentences.