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.
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.
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.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and what other country make up the United Kingdom?
Q2.Order the layers of Earth starting with the outermost layer
Q3.What are tectonic plates?
Q4.How are mountains formed?
Q5.The point where two tectonic plates meet is called a....
Q6.Which continent is Mt Everest located in?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The highest mountain on Earth is called...
Q2.The highest point of a mountain is called its...
Q3.Groups of mountains are called a....
Q4.Height above sea or ground level is called...
Q5.A mountain is classed as over...
Q6.Match the mountain feature to its description
a slow moving body of ice
loose rock found on the side of a mountain
a narrow ridge of rock between two valleys
the altitude on a mountain above which some snow remains on the ground