Rocky Mountains
What is the name of the longest Mountain Range in North America?
Rocky Mountains
In what country is Mount Fuji?
Japan
Where is Mount Everest?
border of Nepal and Tibet
What is a danger of climbing mountains?
blizzards, snowstorms, injuries, weakness, death, falling
Mountain climbing is a _ sport.
A. popular
B. located
C. though
popular
Which countries do the Rocky Mountains pass through?
United States and Canada
How high is Mount Fuji?
12,380 feet
How old was Jordan Romero when he climbed Mount Everest?
13 years old
What usually happens to the bodies of people who die on Everest?
bodies stay there forever
Extreme altitudes _ oxygen.
A. so far, so good
B. climb
C. lack
lack
What is the name of the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains?
Mount Elbert
In which 3 months do people climb Mount Fuji?
July, August, September
Who were the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
What weather condition contributed to the deaths of 8 climbers in 1996?
blizzard (snowstorm)
It would be _ to die on Mount Everest.
A. excited
B. agonizing
C. journey
agonizing
What activities do people do in the Rocky Mountains?
hike, ride bicycles, ski, fish
What holy places are located on Mount Fuji?
Shrines
Who are the mountain people who help foreign climbers on Mount Everest?
Sherpa
What happened with Jordan's crampons during the avalanche?
stabbed his father in the thigh
Our bodies need to _ to different altitudes.
A. gaining
B. rest
C. adjust
adjust
Which states do the Rocky Mountains pass through?
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
Why do people use the huts on Mount Fuji?
rest, toilet (go to the bathroom)
What is the name of the zone where the lack of oxygen can kill people in minutes?
Death Zone
What mattered more to Jordan about reaching the top of Mount Everest?
incredible view, thrilling experience, achieving his goal
The important day _ quickly.
A. approached
B. located
C. roped
approached