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Agenda: Geo feature drawings and mountain ranges q’s . due Wed. AND Physical Features Test on Friday!. Get ready : Netbooks : Do not log in!!! . Get Set : Have these materials ready: map pencils, pencil, highlighter. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Go to Journal: What is the tallest mountain in the world? What mountain range is it in? What continent is it on?
Get Set: Have these materials ready:map pencils, pencil, highlighter
Agenda: Geo feature drawings and mountain ranges q’s. due Wed. AND Physical Features Test on Friday!
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The Seven Summits
The tallest mountain on each of our 7 continents
•Asia: Mount Everest 29,035 feet (8850 meters) •South America: Aconcagua 22,829 feet (6962 meters) •North America: Denali AKA Mount McKinley 20,320 feet (6194 meters) •Africa: Kilimanjaro 19,340 feet (5895 meters) •Europe: Mount Elbrus 18,510 feet (5642 meters) •Antarctica: Mount Vinson 16,067 feet (4897 meters)
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The HimalayasThe Himalayas are the world’s tallest mountains, towering more than five miles above sea level. Himalaya means “home of snow” because the tallest peaks of the Himalayas are always capped with snow.
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Mt. EverestClick this for a 360 view from top of Mt. Everest!!
Click here for a photo gallery of pictures of Mt. Everest
Click here for a video of Mt. Everest
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The Ural Mountains
Minerals from the Ural Mountains
Ural is Turkic for stone belt
Geography of the Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains a rugged range that extend from the northern border of Kazakhstan to the Arctic Ocean with a range of 2,500km. Notorious for dense forests and rich soils, quite a few minerals can be found here including gemstones such as topaz and beryl. The Ural region also is rich in chromium, copper, zinc, platinum, silver and gold.
Geologically the Urals are worn down stumps from an ancient mountain range
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The Andes Mountains
NAZCA-SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE COLLISON
Mt. AconcaguaMount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in both the Western and Southern hemispheres, in fact, in the world
outside of the Himalayas! Standing at 6,962 meters (22,841 feet) Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America thus one of the Seven Summits, the highest peak on each of the seven continents.
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Mt. Kosciuszko, Australia• Mount Kosciuszko, the
lowest of the Seven Summits or the seven highest points on the seven continents, is also the easiest to
climb.
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The AlpsThe Matterhorn
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The Atlas Mountains
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and the world’s highest free-standing mountain at 19,340. It lies 205 miles south of the equator and stands on Tanzania’s northern border with Kenya.
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The Caucasus Mountains
Mt. Elbrus is another one of the 7 summits of the world and stands at 18,510 feet.
The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black and the Caspian sea in the Caucasus region.
View of the Caucasus Mountains in Svaneti, Georgia
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The Rocky Mountains
Mt. McKinley
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Appalachian Mountains
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Other Mountains in North America
Mt. Rainier
Sierra Nevada
Grand Tetons
Wasatch RangeFrom Salt Lake City
SAWTOOTH RANGE,IDAHO
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OCEANIC-CONTINENTAL COLLISONS SUSTAIN MOSTVOLCANIC ACTIVITY AROUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Many mountains are volcanoes!! And the most active ones are in the “Ring of Fire”!!
Danger! Danger!
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World Mountains Map Quiz
Click the link above and take the challenge!!!
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Agenda: Finish Mt. Everest Brainpop and begin Mystery Island Rough draft.