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Mountains are lands that rise high above surrounding areas and are formed through geological processes involving movement of the Earth's crust. There are three main types of mountains: folded mountains which are the most common and form when rock layers are squeezed and folded; fault-block mountains which are made of tilted rock blocks separated by faults; and erosional mountains which are formed by the wearing down of land through processes like wind and water erosion.
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