GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fold mountains are formed due to convergence between two continental plates (Himalayas, Alps) or between an oceanic and a continental plate (the Rockies, Andes).

Detailed explanation-2: -When two continental plates converge, they smash together and create mountains. The amazing Himalaya Mountains are the result of this type of convergent plate boundary.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among the most dramatic and visible creations of plate-tectonic forces are the lofty Himalayas, which stretch 2, 900 km along the border between India and Tibet.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of continent-continent convergent boundaries are the collision of the India Plate with the Eurasian Plate, creating the Himalaya Mountains, and the collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate, creating the series of ranges extending from the Alps in Europe to the Zagros Mountains in Iran.