Why are the world's fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents? Bring out the association between the global distribution of Fold Mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes.

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Physical geography, distribution of key natural resources, factors for industrial location, geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes).

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Fold Mountains, Continental Margins, Plate Margins (Convergent)

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