They are big and tall and wide and cold. They are very cold and if you don't wrap up warm to will get frosbite and hyperthermia.
What Interesting Facts Can You Tell Me About Mountains?
Mountains and mountain ranges are found on every continent on Earth, making them one of the most common landscape features. Some mountains, such as the Appalachians of North America, are ancient and show visible signs of erosion. Other mountain ranges are comparatively young in geological terms and are still growing, for example, the Andes in South America and the Himalayas in Asia.
It is estimated that one eighth of the world's population lives in mountainous zones, and that mountains cover a quarter of the world's surface.
Half of the world's population relies on mountain watersheds for fresh water. Two billion people depend on mountains as source of food, hydro-electricity, timber or mineral resources.
Three quarters of the world's countries have mountain ranges or high plateaus, and a quarter of all tourists choose to play or relax in mountain ranges.
Thousands of different languages are spoken in mountain regions, and one billion people consider Mount Kailash in Asia to be a sacred mountain.
It is estimated that one eighth of the world's population lives in mountainous zones, and that mountains cover a quarter of the world's surface.
Half of the world's population relies on mountain watersheds for fresh water. Two billion people depend on mountains as source of food, hydro-electricity, timber or mineral resources.
Three quarters of the world's countries have mountain ranges or high plateaus, and a quarter of all tourists choose to play or relax in mountain ranges.
Thousands of different languages are spoken in mountain regions, and one billion people consider Mount Kailash in Asia to be a sacred mountain.
Hello I am here today to see if you can tell me any facts about mountains because my school are learning about them.
Mount Everest is the biggest mountain ever, some of the biggest mountains are from the bottom os thee Ocean, Mountains are usually higher than 600m, Mountains occur 75% of the worlds countries, They have higher altitude, The process of an mountain building is called Origny so an area where mountains are growing is called an Oregon's zone.
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