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Mountains
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- 2. What is it,how it forms? • Mountains are large landforms that stretch above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in peak form. They are normally very steep. • They are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. When two plates of earth’s crust smash into each other, and the land is push upwards, forming mountains. • Sides of the plates crumple like cars in a crash, which can form mountain ranges.
- 3. Mountain Formation • Largescale movements of the earth’s crust form mountains. • Folding, faulting, volcanic activity, igneous intrusion, and metamorphism are all part of the process of mountain building. • There are different types of mountains: volcanic mountains, fold mountains, and block mountains.
- 4. Mount Fuji • Locatedon Honshu Island in Japan. • Mount Fuji emerged around 100,000 years ago. • It is 12,388 feet high. • It is a well known symbol of Japan and is often depicted in paintings and photos. • It is one of Japan’s “three holy mountains”. • Many people have climbed Mount Fuji, and there have been many deaths while attempting to do so.
- 5. Environmental Effects • Whenair flows over a mountain, it is forced to be lifted upward which will cause more precipitation to fall on that side of the mountain slope. Then the air will drop back down as warm air. This process strips the moisture from the air resulting in a rain shadow effect for areas down wind of the mountain. • The mountains also block cold winds from the north, increasing temperature further south. • There is not much global change in climate.
- 6. SOURCES • Chidding Stone http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/mountains/types.htm •Japan-guide.com http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2172.html • Bgs.ac.uk http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/climateChange/general/images/mountainR ange.jpg