Mountains and their features
I can recognise and name the key features of a mountain landscape and describe the conditions found on Mount Everest.
Mountains and their features
I can recognise and name the key features of a mountain landscape and describe the conditions found on Mount Everest.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A mountain is classified as over 600 metres high and groups of mountains form a range.
- Mountains have common physical features: peak, ridge or arete, tree line, snow line, glacier, scree.
- Mount Everest, at 8848m, is the highest mountain on Earth and poses unique challenges for those who climb it.
Common misconception
Pupils assume that it is warmer at the summit of a mountain because you are 'closer to the sun'.
There is low pressure at altitude which means that air is thinner at the summit of a mountain. The thin air causes the cold temperatures.
Keywords
Peak - A peak is the highest point of a mountain.
Arête - An arête is a narrow ridge of rock between two valleys.
Altitude - Altitude is height above sea level or ground level.
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