ppt课件-w h a t i s o r o g e n y processesofmtnbuilding（w h t g i s o r o e n y processesofmtnbuilding）.pptVIP

Mountain orogeny Three types of plate boundary ORIGIN OF MOUNTAINS Orogeny = process of mountain building, takes tens of millions of years; usually produces long linear structures, known as orogenic belts TYPES OF MOUNTAINS(according to their origin) Fault-block: tension, normal faulting Folded: compression, reverse faulting Volcanic: Shield and composite Complex: mixture of most of the above Reverse fault 3. Volcanic mountains 2 types of volcanoes: Shield volcanoes Composite volcanoes Shield volcanoes Composite volcanoes Why do shield and composite volcanoes differ in compo