Mountains

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Mountains

• By Ms. Sturk

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How would you define a mountain?

• Based on your class definition of a mountain, who
  here has visited a mountain before?

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What is a Mountain?

• A mountain is a landform that is much higher than
  the surrounding land
  
• - Mountains are the tallest landforms on Earth

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Where do Mountains form?

• Mountains form where crust is crumpled and pushed
  upward by movements of plates
  
• Mountains also form where earths plates come
  together
  

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• When a mountain is created the edge of the denser
  plate is forced into the mantle, while the less
  dense plate is pushed up. If the plates are the
  same density, both plates are pushed up

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How are mountains created?

• Mountains are created over long periods of time
  by tremendous forces in the earth Mountains are
  formed by volcanism, erosion, and disturbances or
  an uplift in the earth's crust.

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Uses of Mountains

• 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.

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FUN FACTS

• Generally, mountains are landforms that rise
  above 2000 feet. Mountains exist on every
  continent and even beneath our great oceans.

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MORE FUN FACTS

• Mountains occur more often in oceans than on
  land, some islands are peaks of mountains coming
  out of water
  
• For example Hawaii