The volcano is a contrasting igneous feature which forms due to the rising up of magma near the surface of the earth. In the given condition, there is the presence of some remnants of a now-vanished volcano in New Mexico, and this volcano is surrounded by the sedimentary rocks.
This igneous feature that was once deeply buried is now standing high above the surrounding terrain, and this is because of the weathering and erosion of the sedimentary rocks.
Weathering and erosion is a common process where the rocks disintegrates due to physical, chemical, biological processes. The agents that drives the weathering process are water, wind, and ice.
The Earth has a tilt of 23.5 degrees on its axis. This tilt causes the seasons because certain parts of the Earth are naturally tilted towards the Sun more depending on the Earth's location in its revolution around the Sun. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are located at 23.5º North and South of the equator respectively, and this number comes from the tilt.
