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World Mountains Study Guide Flashcards

1
Q

Mountains are formed by…

A

shifting plates, volcanic action, and magma movement deep in the earth

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2
Q

Highest mountain in Africa

A

Mount Kilimanjaro

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3
Q

An extinct volcano is ___ likely to erupt

A

NOT

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4
Q

2 mountain ranges located in North America

A

Rocky and Appalachian Mountains

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5
Q

The higher the elevation, the ____ the temperature

A

colder

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6
Q

The highest mountain in the world

A

Mount Everest

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7
Q

The ____ mountain range is located in South America

A

Andes

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8
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The highest mountain in South America

A

Mount Aconcagua

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9
Q

The highest mountain in North America

A

Denali

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10
Q

Animals are able to live on mountains because of ________ such as hoofs with sharp edges

A

adaptations

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11
Q

A mountain ___ is an easier way to cross a mountain range

A

pass

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12
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A _____ is a large area of high but level ground (flat)

A

plateau

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13
Q

People living in the Andes mountains have adapted to the effects of ____ ______.

A

high elevation

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14
Q

Communication problems, armies cannot easily invade a country surrounded by mountains, and winds cannot easily carry moisture across mountains

A

Challenges with mountains

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15
Q

Mountains are important to people because they contain ____, provide places for ______, and they are sources of rivers that provide ____ _____

A

minerals
recreation
hydroelectric power

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16
Q

A naturally occuring substance found in the Earth’s crust

A

mineral

17
Q

melted rock from inside the Earth’s crust

A

Magma

18
Q

To stay alive

A

Survive

19
Q

To go into a sleeplike state during winter and live off body fat

A

hibernate

20
Q

The distance above sea level of a spot on Earth’s surface

A

Elevation

21
Q

A passage through or under a natural feature such as a mountain

A

Tunnel

22
Q

A machine that makes electricity

A

Generator

23
Q

A wall used to stop the flow of water

A

DAM

24
Q

A colorless or lightly colored hard mineral

A

Crystal

25
Q

To build level surfaces on a mountainside

A

Terrace

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