Mountain Building

There are five different types of mountains: Domed, Folded, Fault Block, Volcanic, and Plateau Mountains. We'll begin by talking about how each are created along with explanations as well as examples.

Domed Mountains

• Are the result of great amount of melted rock which is pushing it's way up under the earth.
• There is usually little to none folding or faulting.
• Example: Black Hills, South Dakota

Folded Mountains

• Are formed when two plates collide head on
• Edges also collide with one another
• Resembles an accoridan
• Examples: Himalays, Applachians, Alps, Andes, and Urals

Fault Block Mountains

• Formed when faults or cracks in the earth's crust force materials or blocks of rock up and push others down.
• There are no folds but fractures, usually looks like blocks or that they are stacked
• Examples: Sierra Nevada, East African Basin

Volcanic Mountains

• Formed when molten rock erupts and piles upon the surface
• This can occur on land or in the ocean
• Examples: Cascade Range, Mid-Ocean Ridges, Hawaii

Plateau Mountains

• These are flat topped rocks that have been lifted high above the crust by converging continental plates
• "High levels" of flat land 
• Examples: Colorado Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau