Geography
Epeirogenic forces lead to the formation of Block Mountains. In this context which of the following are true?
- Horst — block mountains with flattened summits.
- Graben — basins separating block mountains.
- Vosges — example of block mountains.
- All of the above.
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Answer
All of the above.
Reason — All the statements are true. Block mountains which have flattened summits are called horst mountains, block mountains are often separated by intervening basins called graben, and the Vosges in France is an example of a block mountain.
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