noun
fault-block mountains
Geological term for mountains formed by faulting, where blocks of the Earth's crust are uplifted or tilted.
日本の断層山地は、地殻変動によって形成された。
Japan's fault-block mountains were formed by crustal movements.
褶曲山地 are fold mountains formed by compression, while 断層山地 are fault-block mountains formed by tension or shearing.
Compound of 断層 (fault) and 山地 (mountainous area).