Unit 2 Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Mountain Location
Mountain Facts & Types
100
Pictured below is the Tallest mountain in the world
What is Mt Everest?
100
This mountain range can be found in North America.
What are the Appalachians?
100
How many distinct types of mountains are there?
What is 4?
200
These are large section of Earth’s crust that is able to move.
What are Plates?
200
This is North America's largest mountain system.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!
For a landform to be called a mountain, it must rise at least This high above its surrounding area.
What is one thousand feet or three hundred meters
300
This is melted rock from inside Earth’s crust.
What is MAGMA?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!
The Andes Mountain System is found on this continent.
What is South America?
300
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This type of mountain is created when melted rock or magma pushes up below the surface of the Earth.
What are Dome Mountains?
400
Below is an example of a process that breaks down Earth's materials into smaller pieces. This process is known as what?
What is weathering?
400
This Mountain System can be found in Aisa.
What are the Himalayas?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This mountain range is still growing
What are the Himalayas?
500
This process is known for carrying away of soil and rock by water, ice, or wind.
What is Erosion?
500
These two mountain systems can be found in North America.
What are the Appalachians and Rocky Mountains?
500
This type of mountain is created when Earth’s crust shifts. As it shifts, one piece of rock folds on top of another.
What are Folded Mountains?
600
Magma or melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface.
What is Lava?
600
Daily Double!!!
This is an extinct volcanic mountain found in Africa.
What is Mt. Kilimanjaro