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Mountains and Plateaus
Mount Fuji is a:
A. Stratovolcano
B. Fault-block plateau
C. Residual mesa
D. Folded sedimentary basin
Correct Answer: A
Fuji is a composite volcanic cone in Japan.
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Mountains and Plateaus
Volcanic mountains are built mainly by:
A. Accumulation of erupted material
B. River erosion alone
C. Glacial deposition only
D. Meteor impacts only
Correct Answer: A
Lava and pyroclasts construct volcanic edifices.
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Mountains and Plateaus
The Sierra Nevada of the western USA is commonly cited as a:
A. Fault-block mountain range
B. Coral mountain
C. Deltaic ridge
D. Folded ocean trench
Correct Answer: A
Its major eastern escarpment reflects fault-block uplift.
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Mountains and Plateaus
A graben is:
A. A down-dropped fault block
B. An uplifted block
C. A folded ridge
D. A lava dome
Correct Answer: A
Extension can lower a block between roughly parallel normal faults.
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Mountains and Plateaus
A horst is:
A. An uplifted fault block
B. A down-dropped fault block
C. A volcanic crater
D. A river delta
Correct Answer: A
Horsts stand relatively high between normal faults.
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Block mountains are bounded mainly by:
A. Faults
B. River channels
C. Coral reefs
D. Sand dunes
Correct Answer: A
Faulting can uplift horsts relative to adjacent grabens.
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The Andes are associated mainly with:
A. Oceanic-continental convergence
B. Continental rifting only
C. Passive margin sedimentation
D. No plate boundary
Correct Answer: A
Nazca Plate subduction beneath South America built the Andean orogen.
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The Himalayas are primarily:
A. Young fold mountains
B. Volcanic shield mountains
C. Residual dunes
D. Block plateaus
Correct Answer: A
They formed through ongoing India-Eurasia continental collision.
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Mountains and Plateaus
Fold mountains form mainly through:
A. Compressional deformation
B. River deposition
C. Wind erosion only
D. Coral growth
Correct Answer: A
Compression folds and thickens crust in convergent settings.
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Mountains and Plateaus
A mountain is generally a landform with:
A. Substantial local relief and elevation
B. No slope
C. Only flat surface
D. Elevation below sea level
Correct Answer: A
Mountains rise prominently above surrounding terrain.