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Compare how plateaus form with how folded mountains form

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Plateaus and folded mountains are formed in different ways. Folded mountains are created when two tectonic plates drift together. Plateaus, on the other hand, are formed by rising magma under the Earth's surface pushing the land up instead of breaking through it.
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