Vocabulary
What is magma?
Melted rock from inside Earth’s crust.
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Where is the Andes Mountain range located?
South America
What does it mean to hibernate?
To go into a sleeplike state during winter and live off body fat.
The people who live in the ________ Mountains have adapted to the effects of high elevation.
Andes
The higher the elevation the ______________ it is on the mountain.
colder
What is the name of the highest mountain in North America?
Denali
What is a generator?
A machine that makes electricity.
Why are mountains important to people? (Name one reason)
They contain minerals.
They provide places for recreation.
They are sources of rivers that provide hydroelectric power.
What kind of volcano is not likely to erupt?
an extinct volcano
Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain located on which continent?
South America
What is a mineral?
A naturally occurring substance found in Earth’s crust.
How are mountains formed?
Shifting plates
Volcanic action
Magma movement deep in the earth
Name one way mountains can be challenging to people.
There can be communication problems.
Armies cannot easily invade a country surrounded by mountains.
Wind cannot easily carry moisture across mountains.
Animals with ____________ are surefooted and are able to live on mountains.
hooves
What is a mountain pass?
An easier way to cross a mountain range.
How are fault block mountains created?
Created by shifting plates where pieces of rock are broken off and driven upward by the force of the shifting plates.
How are dome mountains formed?
Created when magma pushes up below the surface of the earth.
How are folded mountains created?
Created when Earth’s crust shifts. As it shifts, one piece of rock folds on top of another.