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Upwarped mountains are formed when crust is pushed up by forces inside the Earth.

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T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
plains
B
plateaus
C
folded mountains
D
upwarped mountains
E
fault-block mountains
F
volcanic mountains
G
latitude
H
prime meridian
I
longitude
J
International Date Line
K
Mercator projection
L
Robinson projection
M
conic projection
N
topographic map
O
contour line
P
contour interval
Q
map scale
R
remote sensing
S
map legend
T
equator
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Which landform is shown in this image? Photo by J.T.Daniels

Question illustration
A
a folded mountain
B
an upwarped mountain
C
a fault-block mountain
D
a volcanic mountain
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
plains
B
plateaus
C
folded mountains
D
upwarped mountains
E
fault-block mountains
F
volcanic mountains
G
latitude
H
prime meridian
I
longitude
J
International Date Line
K
Mercator projection
L
Robinson projection
M
conic projection
N
topographic map
O
contour line
P
contour interval
Q
map scale
R
remote sensing
S
map legend
T
equator
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Landforms formed by molten materials are ____ mountains.

A
volcanic
B
upwarped
C
folded
D
fault-block
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Which mountains are made of huge, tilted blocks of rocks that are separated from surrounding rocks by faults?

A
folded mountains
B
upwarped mountains
C
fault-block mountains
D
volcanic mountains
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About one-half of the land area in the United States is made up of mountains.

A
T
B
F
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Sharp, jagged peaks are characteristic of fault-blocked mountains.

A
T
B
F
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An example of a raised, flat area is/are the ____.

A
Grand Teton Mountains
B
Coastal Plains
C
Colorado Plateau
D
Appalachian Mountains
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
plains
B
plateaus
C
folded mountains
D
upwarped mountains
E
fault-block mountains
F
volcanic mountains
G
latitude
H
prime meridian
I
longitude
J
International Date Line
K
Mercator projection
L
Robinson projection
M
conic projection
N
topographic map
O
contour line
P
contour interval
Q
map scale
R
remote sensing
S
map legend
T
equator

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