2. They are big natural elevation of the soil
* Superior to 700 meters
* Usually grouped in mountain chains
* Peak shape at the top
*
3. * By the crash of earth’s plates and
volcanos
* Were eroded by rivers, glaciers and
weather
*
4. * Can be found in mountain chains…
*
* …but sometimes are found alone
There is no life at the peak due to lack of oxygen and cold
…As time passes, water and wind will
change their actual shape.
5. *
The highest mountains are in Asia.
Are more than 7,000 meters above sea level.
They are part of the Himalaya mountain range:
*Mount Everest (China/Nepal)
*K2 (Pakistan/India/China)
*Kanchenjunga (Nepal)
*Lhotse (China/Nepal)
*Makalu (China/Nepal)
*Cho Oyu (Nepal/Tibet)
6. *
*In our country the biggest mountain is the
Aconcagua in Mendoza that has 7,000 meters
high and is located at the Andes chain.
*Other important ones are Pissis, Pissis 2 and
Bonete.
7. *
*You can ski during winter or climbing during summer.
*Some people participate in competitions to reach the top
of the highest mountains.
*Last year I visited the mountains in Mendoza and I was
able to climb a small one.
*Also, I visited the Pan de Azucar mountain in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil and I went to the top in a cableway and
took lots of pictures.
