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Mountains SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Earth’s surface
p.84

Mountains are tall, rocky features on the Earth’s surface. ▸ ▸ Evolution p.95
They usually have very steep sides and tower over the ▸ ▸ Glaciers p.122
surrounding landscape. The tops of mountains are ▸ ▸ Rock cycle p.213

called summits, and they are often covered in snow, ▸ ▸ Rocks and
even in summer. minerals p.214
▸ ▸ Volcanoes p.268

Mountains
around the world Mountain life
Every continent has mountains. Mountain animals must
Most mountains are in rows, or be able to survive on
steep rocks without
ranges, that can be thousands much oxygen to breathe.
of miles long. Mountain goats are
good at climbing and
The Andes mountain eat small plants.
range runs the length
of South America. The summit

How are mountains made?
Most mountains are formed over millions
of years, as huge pieces of the Earth’s
crust push into each other. Where they
meet, the ground is forced up, making
mountain ranges.
This mountain is called the
Matterhorn. It is part of a range
The pointed in Europe called the Alps.
shape of the
Matterhorn was The treeline is the
made by slow-moving highest point on the
rivers of ice mountainside where
thousands of trees can still grow.
years ago.

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