• mountain is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface that rises abruptly from the surrounding area.

types of mountains

• the following are the major types of the mountains −

  • fold mountains − e.g. himalayas (in asia), rockies (in north america), andes (in south america), alps (europe), etc.

  • block mountains − e.g. black forest (germany), vosges (france), etc.

  • volcanic mountains − e.g. mt. vesuvius (italy), mt. fujiyama (japan), mt. cotopaxi & mt. chimborazo (south america), etc.

  • residual/relict mountain − e.g. aravalli, western ghats (india), etc.