SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Urals are among the world’s oldest extant mountain ranges. For its age of 250 to 300 million years, the elevation of the mountains is unusually high.

Detailed explanation-2: -Geographically the Urals are often divided into five parts: Southern, Middle, Northern, Pre-Polar (the highest) and Polar. The Ural Mountains are among the world’s oldest mountains, 300 to 250 million years old, and erosion has lowered them considerably. In many places, the mountains are little more than hills.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ural Mountains, Aravali ranges, and the Appalachians are examples of old fold mountains.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Urals are about 1, 550 miles (2, 500 kilometers) long. They extend from the Kara Sea in the north to the Ural River in the south. The highest peak is Mount Narodnaya at 6, 217 feet (1, 895 meters). The northern slopes of the Urals are mostly covered with forests.