How are continents and extensive plateaus formed? - Vidyadip

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How are continents and extensive plateaus formed?

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The epeirogenic movements are responsible for the formation of continents.
Slow movements occur towards the centre or from the Earth’s centre towards the Earth’s crust.
Because of these movements, a vast part of the Earth’s crust is uplifted or gets subsided.
When the part of the Earth’s crust is uplifted above the sea mean level, continents are formed.
Therefore, these movements are called continent-building movements.
Extensive plateaus can also be formed because of such movements.

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