The Atlas Mountains are located in which continent?

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Correct — A, Africa. The Atlas Mountains are a fold-mountain range running roughly 2,500 km across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in north-western Africa, separating the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert to the south. Their highest peak, Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m), is in Morocco.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) North America's major ranges are the Rockies and the Appalachians; the Atlas Mountains are not part of this continent.  (c) South America's principal range is the Andes, the world's longest continental mountain range — a separate system from the Atlas Mountains.  (d) Australia's chief range is the Great Dividing Range; it has no connection to the Atlas Mountains of Africa.

Concept: The Atlas Mountains are a fold-mountain system in the far north-west of Africa, formed by the collision of the African and Eurasian plates. They run through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the fertile Mediterranean/Atlantic coastal strip from the arid Sahara Desert.

State PCS 2022 Q56 — Geography PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2022 Q56 — Geography PYQ with Answer