Consider the following information: Region - Name of the mountain range - Type of mountain 1. Central Asia - Vosges - Fold mountain 2. Europe - Alps - Block mountain 3. North America - Appalachians - Fold mountain 4. South America - Andes - Fold mountain

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Q: 29 (IAS/2024)
Consider the following information:

Region - Name of the mountain range - Type of mountain
1. Central Asia - Vosges - Fold mountain
2. Europe - Alps - Block mountain
3. North America - Appalachians - Fold mountain
4. South America - Andes - Fold mountain

In how many of the above rows is the given
information correctly matched?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

The Appalachian Mountains in North America and the Andes in South America are correctly identified as fold mountains. The Alps in Europe are also fold mountains, not block mountains. The Vosges are located in Europe and are more correctly categorized as block mountains.