Starter quiz
- What are mountains?
- areas of land that are much higher than the land around them ✓
- bodies of water that flow into oceans and lakes
- man made features
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- Which image shows a mountain?
- Which continents have mountain ranges?
- Africa ✓
- Antarctica ✓
- Asia ✓
- Europe ✓
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- Mountain ranges are groups of mountains.
- True ✓
- False
- Human features are...
- natural
- made by humans ✓
- physical features
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- What is an example of a natrual landmark?
- buildings
- mountains ✓
- rivers ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is a group of mountains called?
- mountain average
- mountain range ✓
- mountain view
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- Which of these mountains is the tallest mountain in the world?
- Aconcagua
- Ben Nevis
- Everest ✓
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- Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
- Tanzania, Africa ✓
- Argentina, South America
- China, Asia
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- Match the mountain to the location
- Kilimanjaro⇔Tanzania, Africa ✓
- Aconcagua⇔Argentina, South America ✓
- Everest⇔border of Nepal and Tibet, a region of China, Asia ✓
- Erebus⇔Antarctica ✓
- What are features that were not built by humans called?
- human features
- unnatural features
- physical features ✓
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- Mountains are examples of...
- natural features ✓
- landmarks ✓
- human feature
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Key learning points
- Mountains are areas of land that are much higher than the land around them.
- A group of mountains in one area is called a mountain range, and there are mountain ranges on every continent.
- Every continent has some special places and landmarks.
- Some of the natural features in the world, such as the Grand Canyon in North America, are called landmarks.
- There are some built features that are amazing too, such as the Pyramids in Egypt and the Taj Mahal in India.
Common misconception
There are no mountain ranges in Antarctica.
There are mountain ranges on every continent.
Keywords
Mountain - A mountain is a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill.
Feature - Features are definable aspects of the landscape and may be natural or human-made.
Landmark - A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example to help with directions, is called a landmark.
Natural - Something that is natural has not been changed by humans.
Built - Something that is built has been made by humans.
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