GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What forces created the Andes Mountains?
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erosion
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inversion
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precipitation
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subduction
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Andes were formed by tectonic activity whereby earth is uplifted as one plate (oceanic crust) subducts under another plate (continental crust).
Detailed explanation-2: -The collision (or convergence) of two of these plates-the continental South American Plate and the oceanic Nazca Plate-gave rise to the orogenic (mountain-building) activity that produced the Andes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mountains are formed by plate convergence. Plate convergence describes tectonic plate movement that results in the collision of two plates. These slow-moving collisions shift the plates only a few centimeters a year, but are powerful enough to form large mountain ranges over time.
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