Consider the following information: Region | Name of the mountain range | Type of mountain 1. Central Asia | Vosges | Fold mountain 2. Europe | Alps | Block mountain 3. North America | Appalachians | Fold mountain 4. South America | Andes | Fold mountain In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
A
Only one
B
Only two
Correct Answer
C
Only three
D
All four
Explanation
Option (b) is correct because only rows 3 and 4 are accurate; the Appalachians and Andes are both fold mountains, whereas the Vosges is a block mountain in Europe and the Alps are fold mountains. Option (c) is the most tempting wrong choice if one misclassifies the Alps as block mountains or fails to recognize that the Vosges are located in Europe, not Central Asia. The core concept tested is the geological classification of major mountain ranges (Fold vs. Block) and their global geographic distribution.
GeomorphologyMountain SystemsVosgesAlpsAppalachiansAndesFold mountainBlock mountain