Mountain Folding Notes

Question 1

Does finland have mountains

Answer 1

No

Question 2

Fell/tunturi

Answer 2

Treeless hill (can have trees but only in the bottom)

Question 3

Vaara

Answer 3

Hill with trees (bit smaller than fells). In lapland and vaara finland

Question 4

Where are fold mountains found

Answer 4

On convergent boundaries

Question 5

How are fold mountains formed

Answer 5

Collision of tectonic plates, crust folds

Question 6

The area of current Finland 2 billion years ago

Answer 6

• was located at the edge of a tectonic plate
• high volcano activity and earthquakes
• had volcanoes and high fold mountains

Question 7

The tectonic plates of finland

Answer 7

Have moved since 2 billion years ago

Question 8

Where is finland now located

Answer 8

In the northern latitudes and at the centre of the eurasian plate

Question 9

Finlands tectonic activity right now

Answer 9

Low tectonic activity (only small earthquakes)

Question 10

Finlands landscape

Answer 10

Mainly lowland (flat) landscape

Question 11

Mountains and volcanoes have eroded into

Answer 11

Fells (tunturit) in finland

Question 12

How did finland end up with fells

Answer 12

High volcanic activity (2 billion years ago) —> high fold mountain (1,5 billion) —> fells