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  1. A mountain is a natural upward projection of 
  2. the Earth's surface, higher and steeper than 
  3. a hill. The process of mountain building 
  4. (orogeny) consists of volcanism, folding, 
  5. faulting, and thrusting, resulting from the 
  6. collision and welding together of two 
  7. tectonic plates 
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  9. Subject by: Andrew Longhorn
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