4.4 Mountain Building
Reading Assignment: Chapter 10 - Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
Learning Objectives
After reading, studying, and discussing the chapter, students should be able to:
10.1 Describe the three types of differential stress. Differentiate stress from strain. Compare and contrast brittle and ductile deformation.
10.2 List and describe five types of folds.
10.3 Sketch and briefly describe the relative motion of rock bodies located on opposite sides of normal, reverse, and thrust faults as well as both types of strike-slip faults.
10.4 Locate and name Earth’s major mountain belts on a world map.
10.5 Sketch a cross section of an Andean-type mountain belt and describe how its major features are generated.
10.6 Summarize the stages in the development of an Alpine-type mountain belt such as the Appalachians.
10.7 Explain the principle of isostasy and how it contributes to the elevated topography of young mountain belts like the Himalayas.
10.1 Describe the three types of differential stress. Differentiate stress from strain. Compare and contrast brittle and ductile deformation.
10.2 List and describe five types of folds.
10.3 Sketch and briefly describe the relative motion of rock bodies located on opposite sides of normal, reverse, and thrust faults as well as both types of strike-slip faults.
10.4 Locate and name Earth’s major mountain belts on a world map.
10.5 Sketch a cross section of an Andean-type mountain belt and describe how its major features are generated.
10.6 Summarize the stages in the development of an Alpine-type mountain belt such as the Appalachians.
10.7 Explain the principle of isostasy and how it contributes to the elevated topography of young mountain belts like the Himalayas.
Differential Stress
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Types of Faults
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