he dictionary defines a mountain as that which is ‘higher and steeper than a hill’
Sometimes the crust has folded and buckled, sometimes it breaks into huge blocks. In both cases, great areas of land are lifted upwards to form mountains. Other mountains are formed by the earth's crust rising into a dome, or by volcanic activity when the crust cracks open.
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. Over 30 peaks in the Himalayas are over 24,000 ft/7315m high.
Climbers and tourists visit them for the scenery.
Farmers graze their animals on them.
Water authorities make reservoirs and pump the water to towns and cities.
Forestry companies grow coniferous forests and harvest wood on them.
Farmers graze their animals on them.
Water authorities make reservoirs and pump the water to towns and cities.
Forestry companies grow coniferous forests and harvest wood on them.
this is a hill not a mountain!
this is a mountain growing!
The world's highest peak on land is Mount Everest in the Himalayas. It is 8,850.1728 m (29,036 ft) tall.
The mountains of the world have been pushed up from the surface of the Earth in different ways. Some mountains are volcanoes. Some are dome mountains, pushed up by rising magma that does not reach the surface. Some mountains grew when rocks were squeezed up into great folds, while others are blocks of land pushed by the movements of the Earth's plates.
The world's greatest mountain ranges were formed by sideways pressure, caused when plates pushed against each other. The rocks that make up some of the world's highest peaks were formed on the ocean floor. Over thousands of years, these rocks were squeezed up into great folds.
The world's greatest mountain ranges were formed by sideways pressure, caused when plates pushed against each other. The rocks that make up some of the world's highest peaks were formed on the ocean floor. Over thousands of years, these rocks were squeezed up into great folds.
The mountains of the world have been pushed up from the surface of the Earth in different ways. Some mountains are volcanoes. Some are dome mountains, pushed up by rising magma that does not reach the surface. Some mountains grew when rocks were squeezed up into great folds, while others are blocks of land pushed by the movements of the Earth's plates.
The world's greatest mountain ranges were formed by sideways pressure, caused when plates pushed against each other. The rocks that make up some of the world's highest peaks were formed on the ocean floor. Over thousands of years, these rocks were squeezed up into great folds.
The world's greatest mountain ranges were formed by sideways pressure, caused when plates pushed against each other. The rocks that make up some of the world's highest peaks were formed on the ocean floor. Over thousands of years, these rocks were squeezed up into great folds.
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