Year 5 Geography - Mountains

1. What are contour lines?

• Lines that show the high and low areas of land.

• Lines on a ruler.

• Lines on a compass.

What layers make up the Earth?

• Crust, mantle

• Sea, ground, core

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

What mountain type is missing from my list: Fold, Volcanic, Dome, Fault-block and ...

• Dome

• Plateau

• Hill

Which mountain is the highest in the UK?

• Snowdon

• Scafell Pike

• Ben Nevis

What is a summit?

• The highest point of a mountain.

• The bottom of a mountain.

• The tallest point of the Earth.

What is the highest mountain in the world?

• Ben Nevis

• Slieve Donard

• Mount Everest

Write down three dangers of mountain climbing:

What does altitude mean?

• The depth of the sea.

• The temperature at the top of a mountain.

• The height of a mountain in relation to sea level.

What do you remember about Andrew Irvine and George Mallory?

What do you remember about Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay?