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Geology - Mountains

Earth and Space Sciences X via YouTube

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This lecture explains how mountains and mountain belts form through plate tectonics, subduction, volcanic arcs, continental collisions, and crustal deformation. It uses examples including the Andes, Alps, Himalaya, and Japan and connects mountain rocks and structures to the rock cycle.

Syllabus

Introduction
Definition
Orogenesis
Cratons
Volcanoes
Subduction Zones
Trench
Flat Slab
Four Arc Region
Blueshift
Back Arc
Island Arc Mountain Building
Andes Mountain Building
Batholiths
Alpine Mountains

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Earth and Space Sciences X

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