Everest and Chine- part 2- Group 2

What is the main idea of the article you read?

• To clarify who climbed the Everest first.

• To clarify the exact height of the Mt. Everest

• To mention about the mountains around the Everest

Who made the recient measurements of the Mt. Everest´s height?

• An European team of scientists

• An American team of scientist

• A Chinese team of scientists

What type of technology was used for this measurement?

• Laser distance meter

• Orbiting telescopes

• Global Positioning System

What was not included in this measurement?

• The wind around the peak

• The oxygen needed to climb

• the thickness of the snow

Who were the first ones to reach the Everest´s peak?

• George Douglas and Tondong Muh

• William Blake and Riang Mao

• Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

______ are members of a Himalayan people living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet, renowned for their skill in mountaineering.

• Road bikers

• Shepherds

• Peasants

• Sherpas

There have been women climbing and reaching the summit of Mt. Everest.

• It was not mentioned in the article

• yes

• no