Geography
The Ethiopian Highlands are young fold mountains. True or False?
Africa
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False
Reason — The Ethiopian Highlands are of volcanic origin. These mountains are about 75 million years old whereas young fold mountains are 10 to 25 million years in age and are formed due to two of Earth's tectonic plates pushing against each other.
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