Mountain Range Flashcards
Orography
The Science of studying mountains.
It’s a subfield in Geology and Earth Science.
Orography
True/False: Orography aims to understand how mountains and mountain ranges, form and disappear over time.
True
Mountain Range
A string of mountains that are connected together to form a long series of mountains.
These mountain ranges are famous for their tallest peaks. These are located in the Himalayas.
Mt. Everest (29, 031.69 ft.)
K2 (28, 251 ft.)
Largest glacier outside the pole.
Siachen Glacier
Give one info abt Andes mountain Range
It is 4,300km long. The world’s longest mountain range stretches from North to South along the entire western side of South America including Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia.
Mt. Aconcagua
It is the highest peak in the Andes and it is famous for its volcanoes. (22, 831 ft.)
Mont Blanc
The tallest peak in the Alps mountain range. (15, 771 ft.0
This mountain range is the aftereffect of the collision of India and Tibet.
Himalayas Mountain Range
Stretches from Canada to Central New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
The highest peak in the Rocky Mountains
Mt. Elbert (14, 433 ft.)
Sierra Nevada
asymmetrical range
The tallest mountain in the Sierra Nevada.
Mt. Whitney (14, 505 ft.)
Major mountain ranges
Himalayas Andes Mountain Range Alps Mountain Range Rocky Mountains Sierra Nevada
