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Mountain landscapes
Mountains landscapes have mountains and valleys
A moutain is an area of high land with steep sides
A group of mountains is called a mountain range
A low mountain is called a hill
Areas of low land between mountain or hill are called valleys
Rivers often flow through valleys
Mountain villages are small and mountain roads are very narrow
The highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest in the Himalayas in Asia.
Mount everest summit is 8,850m (29,0357t9) above sea level. The highest known Mountain in
the world.
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The summit is the higest part of the mountain.
The sides of the mountain are called slopes
The bottom of the mountain is called the foot
The higest 14 mountains in the world are all found in the Himalayas.
teIn some mountains areas the rivers are permanenty frozen.
These are called glaciers.
There are mountains under the surface of the sea!
About 80 per cent of our planet´s fresh water originates in the mountains.
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