Mountains

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Lesson 2: Mountains: 

Lesson 2: Mountains Alnajah School Grade 8 Did you know? Mountains and deep valleys form about ONE FIFTH of Earth’s land surface.

They are areas of land which are higher than the surrounding areas.: 

They are areas of land which are higher than the surrounding areas. The Himalayas- China high, steep mountains Peak Shape Steep top formed by plate tectonics which is the movement in and under the earth crust

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Glaciers in mountains are the water source for many rivers. Mountains are nature’s storehouse of water. Man-made tank Nature-made tank Did you know?

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Water from mountains is used for: irrigation hydro-electricity generation

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Mountains are rich with: Flora(plants) Fauna(animal life

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Types of mountains 1. Fold mountains High conical peaks Rugged relief

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One of the oldest fold mountain systems in the world is The Aravali range-India High conical peaks That’s how it is done

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A range is a set of mountains arranged in hundreds of kilometers line. The Alps High conical peaks The Himalayas

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2. Block Mountains : areas broken and displaced vertically High conical peaks (Lower Blocks) (Uplifted Blocks)

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Example: Europe’s…… High conical peaks Rhine Valley Vosges Mountain

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3. Volcanic Mountains : formed due to volcanic activity High conical peaks Mt. Kilimanjaro-Africa Mt. Fuji-Japan

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That’s how it looks High conical peaks

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Ideal for barbeque!

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Mountains in the Arab World 1. Mount Hermon(Jabal Ash Shaykh) Syria-Lebanon Border Three Peaks Highest 2814 meters above sea level

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Mountains in the Arab World 2. Mount Lebanon range 160 km long Parallel the Mediterranean 3. Anti-Lebanon Mountains( al Sharqi) A range between Syria and Lebanon

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4. The Atlas Mountain Range 2200 km of high ranges Across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia Highest peak is Jbel Toubkal- 4167 m. in Morocco 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Other mountains in the Arab World Mount Carmel-Palestine Mount Al-Nabi Shu’ayb-Yemen Mount Cheeka Dar-Iraq Mount Catherine and Mount Sinai-Egypt