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Major Landforms of the Earth — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social StudiesMajor Landforms of the Earth2 Marks
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What are Block Mountains? What do they form? Give example.
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Block Mountains are created when large areas are broken and displaced vertically. The uplifted blocks are terms as hosts and the lowered blocks are called graben. For example, the Rhine Valley and the Vosges mountain in Europe.

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