Mountain Environments

Raised areas of highland between 200 and 600 metres above sea level are called

• mountains

• hills

• plateau

• valley

On which continent can the Himalayas be found?

• Africa

• Australasia

• Antarctica

• Asia

What is the topmost part or highest area of a mountain called?

• peak

• slope

• hill

• rugged

________ are over 600 metres and often rising above 1000 metres above sea level

• hills

• plateau

• mountains

• valley

Summit is another name for

• mountain slope

• hill

• mountain peak

• plateau

A series, group or line of connected mountains are called

• Mountain Range

• Mountain Peak

• Mountain Slope

• Mountain Summit

The mountain in Jamaica are interior and run from

• south to north

• east to west

• north to south

• west to east

The highest mountain in Jamaica is

• Bull Head Mountain

• Blue Mountain

• John Crow Mountain

• Mount Diablo

The Blue Mountain Peak stands at

• 2256 metres

• 2526 metres

• 2625 metres

• 5226 metres

Mountains affect ALL except

• weather and climate

• rainfall and sunshine hours

• temperatures and humidity

• moonlight