Name: Aseron, Bren Margaret S.

September/26/ 2022
Grade & Section: 10 – St. Anthony

Mountain Ranges as Evidence of Plate Tectonics

According to the continental drift theory of Alfred Wegener, the tectonic plates are in constant motion,
drifting apart or toward each other. in this activity, you will investigate one of the evidences of plate
movement – the mountain ranges.

Objectives:

1. Locate mountain ranges using geological maps

2. Relate tectonic plate movement to the existence of mountain ranges in their locations
3. Infer the type of plate interaction that form mountain ranges

Materials:

World map, plate boundary map, reference materials on mountain ranges (internet sources, books),
colored pencils/crayons

Procedure:

1. Study the world map.

2. Using your references, locate the following mountain ranges in the map. Trace the mountain
ranges using colored pencil. Label the location using the letter codes given.
a. Himalayas (H) f. Sierra Madre (SM)
b. Alphs (A) g. Andes Mountain (AM)
c. Drakensberg (D) h. Pyrenees (P)
d. Rocky Mountains (RM) i. Appalachian Mountain (APM)
e. Great Dividing Range (GDR) j. Ural Mountain (UM)
3. Fill in the data table below.

Mountain Range Country(ies) Tectonic Plates Tectonic Plates

Involved Movement
e.g. Cascade Range Canada and USA Juan de Fuca Plate Convergence
and North
American Plate
Himalayas (H) India, Convergence
Pakistan, Afghanistan,
China, Bhutan and
Nepal
Alphs (A) France, Italy, African Plate and Convergence
Germany, Austria, Eurasian Plate
Slovenia, Switzerland,
and Liechtenstein
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Drakensberg (D) South Africa, Lesotho African Plate and Divergent

and EswatiniSouth South American
Africa, Lesotho and Plate
Eswatini
Rocky Canada and United Pacific Plate and Convergence
Mountains(RM) States North American
Plate
Great Dividing Range
(GDR)
Sierra Madre (SM) Philippines
Andes Mountain Venezuela, Colombia, Nazca Plate and Convergence
(AM) Ecuador, Peru, South American
Bolivia, Chile, and Plate
Argentina
V
Appalachian North American Divergent
Mountain (APM) and African Plate
Ural Mountain (UM)

Conclusion:
The tectonic plate borders are where mountains are formed. The tectonic plate
movement is what caused the mountain ranges to originate. The plates were forced
up against each other and collided to trigger the problem. The raising of the ground
caused by the ongoing plate tectonic collision is to blame. The majority of the
mountain ranges were situated along plate borders.

Discussion:
How does the existence of mountain ranges support the idea of tectonic plate movement?
Mountain ranges can be created as a result of tectonic plate movements. Mountain
ranges are the result of plate tectonics. They frequently developed near the plate
tectonics' boundaries. Because tectonic plates shift millimeters per year, mountains
are growing taller. Tectonic plate movements led to the formation of the mountain
ranges.