Which of the following features is formed due to tectonic forces?

Rift valley is formed due to tectonic forces.

Rift Valley system

• Tension causes the central portion to be let down between two adjacent fault blocks forming a graben or rift valley, which will have steep walls.
• The East African Rift Valley system is the best example.
• In general, large-scale block mountains and rift valleys are due to tension rather than compression.
• A rift valley is a lowland region that forms where Earth’s tectonic plates move apart or rift.
• Rift valleys are found both on land and at the bottom of the ocean and are created by the process of seafloor spreading.
• Rift valleys differ from river valleys and glacial valleys in that they are created by tectonic activity and not the process of erosion.
• The Great Rift Valley System which stretches from the Middle East in the north to Mozambique in the south is a geologically active area.
• It features volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, and frequent earthquakes.

Block Mountains

• Block mountains may originate when the middle block moves downward or the side blocks move upward.
• A rift valley forms while the surrounding blocks stand higher as block mountains.

• U-shaped valley and Hanging valley: Glaciers form U-shaped valleys through erosion. Hanging Valleys are found high up on the sides of larger U-shaped valleys.
• Blind valley: The Blind valley is found in the karst region. Karst topography is a geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually, carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite, but also in gypsum.