The highest mountain in Australia is
Blue mountains
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kembla
Snowy mountains
In which mountain range is Mt. Everest located?
The Himalayas
The Atlas
The Alps
The Great Dividung Range
Steep valleys between mountains located very close to each other are called
Gorges
A peak of a mountain is called
A summit
Which is the definition of a mountain?
a landform that rises 200m + above its surrounding area
a landform which is lower than its surrounding area
a landform that rises 300m + above its surrounding area
a landform which is higher than its surrounding area
The Alps is located in South America. True or False?
False
The altitude of Mt Everest above mean sea level is
8, 488 metres
4,484 metres
8,848 metres
7,748 metres
The tallest mountain from base to peak is
Mauna Kea
How many mountains are there in the world?
more than ten million
more than one billion
more than one million
more than one hundred million
Mountains are found on every continent. True or False?
True
Mountains are found in ______ of all the world’s countries.
three-quarters
one-fifth
one-third
two-thirds
Mount Kosciuszko is located in
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
There are thousands of mountains in mainland Australia. True or False?
True
What is the vegetation type in the bottom area of a mountain?
a thick rainforest
Mountains and mountain ranges have formed over billions of years from
The rotation of the Earth
Tectonic activity
Volcanic eruptions
