Mountain Ranges
Two mountain ranges located in North America
What are Rocky and Appalachian Mountains?
The highest mountain in Africa
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
A naturally occurring substance found in Earth’s crust
An animal that does fall easily
What is surefooted?
Mountain streams provide this for people downstream of them.
The mountain range located in South America
What are the Andes?
Mount Everest
What is extinct?
A state of extreme inactivity that looks very much like sleep.
What is hibernation?
What is a dam?
The mountain range located in Europe
What are the Alps?
The highest peak in North America
What is Denali?
the distance above sea level of a spot on Earth’s surface
What is an elevation?
Towns and cities drove these animals out of the lowlands and into the mountains.
What is a mountain lion?
Hydroelectric plants use this to turn huge generators.
What is running water?
The mountain range located in Asia
What is the Himalayas?
The highest mountain in South America
What is Mount Aconcagua?
A large area of flat ground
What is a plateau?
This small animal similar to mouse lives underground during the winter.
What is a vole?
Coal is a mineral that is found in which North American mountain ranges.
What are the Allegheny and Appalachian mountains?
The mountain range located in Africa
What are the Atlas Mountains?
A dormant volcano in Russia
What is Mount Elbrus?
A low place in the mountains usually created by a river
What is a gap?
Four ways mountain animals survive the winter
Go lower on the mountain, grow heavy coats, find shelter underground, hibernate
Farmers use this to turn a mountain slope into a giant staircase to grow crops.
What is a terrace?