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.
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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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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
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