what type of mountain is the ural mountains?
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Ural Mountains, also called the Urals, Russian Uralskie Gory or Ural, mountain range forming a rugged spine in west-central Russia and the major part of the traditional physiographic boundary between Europe and Asia.
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Fold mountains are the most common type of mountain in the world. The rugged, soaring heights of the Himalayas, Andes, and Alps are all active fold mountains. The Himalayas stretch through the borders of China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Pakistan.
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The Urals rise like a long and narrow spine across western Russia, forming a natural divide between Europe and Asia. The mountain range spans 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) passing through Arctic tundra to the north and through forested and semi-desert landscapes to the south.
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Ural Mountains. The Ural Mountains have long been considered the traditional boundary/dividing line between Europe and Asia. ... In many respects, the Urals remind me of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, also old and considerably eroded. The Urals do not form a natural barrier between Europe and Asia.
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['Cascade Range.', 'North Cascades.', 'Chelan Mountains.', 'Chiwaukum Mountains.', 'Chuckanut Mountains.', 'Columbia Mountains.']
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The Himalayas consist of parallel mountain ranges: the Sivalik Hills on the south; the Lower Himalayan Range; the Great Himalayas, which is the highest and central range; and the Tibetan Himalayas on the north. The Karakoram are generally considered separate from the Himalayas.
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['Blue Mountain Peak.', 'Blue Mountains.', 'John Crow Mountains.', 'Juan de Bolas Mountain.', 'Mocho Mountains.', 'Dry Harbour Mountains.', 'Dolphin Head Mountains.', 'Bull Head Mountains.']
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['Kilimanjaro – Tanzania.', 'The Matterhorn – Switzerland.', 'Mount Everest, Nepal.', 'Mount Khuiten – Mongolia.', 'The Andes – Peru.', 'Mount Elbrus – Russia.', 'Denali – Alaska.', 'Damavand – Iran.']
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The Ural Mountains. The Urals rise like a long and narrow spine across western Russia, forming a natural divide between Europe and Asia. The mountain range spans 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) passing through Arctic tundra to the north and through forested and semi-desert landscapes to the south.
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Well-known mountain ranges in China are the Himalayas, the Kunlun Mountains, the Tianshan Mountains, the Qinling Mountains, the Greater Hinggan Mountains, the Taihang Mountains, the Qilian Mountains and the Hengduan Mountains.
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What are the three most common types of mountain? Give a brief description and an example of each. The three most common types of mountains are fault-block, folded, and volcanic mountains. Fault-block mountains occur at divergent boundaries.
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The Ural Mountains and the Caucasus Mountains separate Europe from Asia.
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The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (/kɑːrˈpeɪθiənz/) are a range of mountains forming an arc throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Roughly 1,500 km (932 mi) long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at 2,500 km (1,553 mi) and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1,700 km (1,056 mi).
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Moscow is in Europe. The border between Europe and Asia, considered to be the height-of-land of the Ural Mountains is some 1,200 kilometers further east. Although the European part of Russia is smaller than the Asian part, it has 77% of the country's population.
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The Ural Mountains are among the richest in minerals in the world and have been mined for hundreds of years. They provide coal, iron, silver, gold, platinum, lead, salt, aluminum, magnesium, diamonds and a wide range of other gemstones. The Urals are also rich deposits oil and natural gas.
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['Appalachian Mountains.', 'The Berkshires.', 'Hoosac Range.', 'Taconic Mountains.', 'Metacomet Ridge.', 'Wapack Range.']
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Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America. Denali is the third-most topographically prominent and third-most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.