Mountain Types
This type of mountain is formed when shifting tectonic plates break off and are driven upwards
fault-block mountain
A surveyor is a
person who measures and examines land
Mount Everest is located in this continent AND country
Continent: Asia
Country: Nepal/China
This fold mountain range can be found in Europe
Alps mountain range
This mountain range can be found in South America and is rainy and cool in the southern part, dry in the central part, and rainy and warm in the northern part
Andes mountains
This type of mountain is formed when magma is forced out through a weak spot in the surface of the earth, causing the magma to flow out, and harden into a mountain
volcanic mountain
the average level of the ocean's surface at any given time is called
sea level
This mountain is located in Argentina (South America)
Mount Aconcagua
This fold mountain range can be found in the United States/Canada
Rocky mountains
This mountain range spans across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in northwestern Africa
Atlas mountains
This type of mountain is formed when two of the Earth's plates collide or shift, and one piece of rock folds on top of another
fold mountain
heights above the ground or sea level are known as
elevations
This mountain is located in our continent, North America. Specifically, in the United States.
Mount McKinley
Mount Kilimanjaro is a ____________ mountain
volcanic
The Rocky mountains span all the way from _______________ in the southern part of the United States all the way up to _____________
New Mexico
Canada
This type of mountain is formed when magma causes pressure below the surface of the Earth but is unable to work its way to the surface of the Earth, forming a mountain or bulge
dome mountain
depressions are
areas below sea level
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this continent AND country
Continent: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Mount Mitchell is a ____________ mountain
dome
The animals found in the Rocky mountains vary from location to location -- animals such as
mammals, bears, coyotes, mountain lions, etc.
an elevation is
the height above sea level of any point on Earth's surface
Mont Blanc is located in this continent AND country
Continent: Europe
Country: France
This fault-block mountain can be found in the United States
Mount McKinley