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1. Mountain Ranges

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   Fold Mountains
   Fold mountains constitute the most common and often the most impressive mountain systems globally. They arise from compressional tectonic forces that cause strata of rock to buckle, fold, and fracture, similar to pushing the edges of a rug together. The resulting structures include anticlines (upward folds) and synclines (downward folds). The greatest elevations are typically found in the cores of these systems, where crustal shortening is most pronounced. For example, the [Orogeny of the Grand Unf…