Mountains and hills can be characterized in several ways. Some mountains are volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history. Other mountains are shaped by glacial processes and can be characterized by their shape. Finally, many mountains can be characterized by the type of rock that make up their composition.
Types of mountains according to geology
editGlacially sculpted mountains and hills
editVolcanic mountains
edit- Cinder cone
- Complex volcano
- Guyot
- Lava cone
- Lava dome
- Mud volcano
- Pancake dome
- Pyroclastic cone
- Pyroclastic shield
- Shield volcano
- Stratovolcano
- Subglacial mound
- Submarine volcano
- Somma volcano
- Tuya
- Volcanic field
- Volcanic plug
Mountains with structure-controlled form
edit- Bornhardt
- Cuesta
- Dome
- Fault-block mountain
- Fold mountain
- Hogback
- Homoclinal ridge
- Table and mesa
- Traprock mountain
Other types of mountain or hill
editMountains defined by their vegetation
editTypes of rock that make up mountains
editGroups of mountains
edit- Cordillera
- Inselberg field
- Hügelland
- Monogenetic volcanic field
- Mountain range
- Polygenetic volcanic field
- Undulating hilly land[1]
References
edit- ^ Lidmar-Bergström, Karna (1995). "Relief and saprolites through time on the Baltic Shield". Geomorphology. 12 (1): 45–61. Bibcode:1995Geomo..12...45L. doi:10.1016/0169-555X(94)00076-4.