Differentiate between young fold mountains and old fold mountains.
Young fold mountains | Old fold mountains |
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They are of recent origin. | They have been formed long ago. |
They are higher than the old fold mountains. | They are lower than the young fold mountains. |
Most of the young fold mountains have pointed peaks. | These mountains generally do not have pointed peaks due to erosional activities of exogenic forces. They have rounded peaks. |
These have steeper slopes and deeper valleys. | Due to the erosional activities of the exogenic forces, these mountains have gentle slopes. |
The Himalayas, the Andes and the Rockies mountains are some examples of young fold mountains. | The Aravali Range, the Appalachian and the Ural Mountains are some examples of old fold mountains. |