Mountains are parts of the landscape with steep slopes that rise 300 metres or more above their surroundings. Mountains are found all over the world.

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Mountains are parts of the landscape with steep slopes that rise 300 metres or more above their surroundings. Mountains are found all over the world. Some stand on their own, most of these are volcanoes that rise from islands in the oceans. The majority of mountains stretch in ranges across the continents of the world. When mountain ranges are found together they make up a mountain chain. The Alps in Europe, the Himalayas in Asia, the Andes in South America and the Rocky mountains in North America are all mountain chains.

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. It is a volcanic mountain that is 5895m high. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayas, China and stands at 8848m. Mount McKinley is the highest peak in the USA. It is 6194m high. Mount Aconcagua is part of the Andes and is the highest mountain in Argentina at 6960m high. Cotopaxi is a volcano in Ecuador that is 5897m high. Mt. Fuji is a volcano in Japan. It stands at 3776m high. Mt. St Helens is a volcano in the USA and is 2400m high. Mt Vesuvius is a volcano in Italy. It is 1277m high.

Orogeny refers to forces and events leading to a large structural deformation of the Earth's lithosphere due to the engagement of tectonic plates. Many of the major mountain ranges are created when the Earth’s tectonic plates crash together. Because of the tremendous energies involved, the sides of the plates crumple like cars in a head-on collision. The mountain ranges are created because of those crumpling plates. The next way that mountains are formed is along fault lines. Blocks of Earth are uplifted and tilted over as two plates grind together. The uplifted part forms a mountain, and the lowered parts are filled in with eroded material. An example of this is the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.

Another way that mountains are formed is when magma from beneath the Earth’s surface is pushed up, but doesn’t actually crack through. This bulge of magma eventually cools and hardens into hard rock, like granite. The layers of softer rock above the magma erode away and you’re left with a large dome-shaped mountain. Of course, if the magma actually cracks through the surface, you get a volcano. Regular eruptions of lava, ash and rock build up a volcano to large heights. In fact, some of the largest, tallest mountains in the world are volcanoes. For example, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are examples of volcanoes. Measured from the bottom of the sea floor, they’re actually taller than Mount Everest.

It is colder at the top of a mountain than at the bottom. The sun warms the ground, but the air is warmed by the heat rising up. Therefore it is colder at the top because it is further away from the ground. Temperatures may vary from: 17degrees C 27degrees C La Paz (Bolivia) June. 3658m Mountains have shiny white surfaces because of the ice and snow. These surfaces reflect the suns heat which helps to keep the temperatures freezing even through the Summer.

Many mountain landscapes have sharp peaks, ridges and valleys. These are formed by frost, ice and glaciers. In the Summer, the rain falls and the ice melts.The water seeps into the surface cracks of the mountain. When the water freezes again it expands and prises the rocks apart. The rocks are split away from the mountains and fall into the valleys. The ridges and peaks that are left can be steep and jagged with knife-edged points.

Glaciers and ice caps are made from snow that has never melted. All the snowflakes and crystals have been squeezed together by the weight and pressure of more snow falling on top. The world used to be much colder than it is today- a time known as the ice age. During this time many glaciers formed and changed the appearance of the mountains forever. As a glacier goes down hill, any broken rock sticks to the bottom. These pieces of rock act like chisels and scrape away the floor of the valley. This is called erosion. The grating of the rocks that are pushed along by the ice, wears the valley away. Glaciers can leave large U-shaped valleys carved out of the rock in the mountains.

Mountains can be both magnificent and beautiful. The snow capped peaks and sparkling sunlight lure many people to attempt daring and dangerous climbs to be on top of the world. However, the mountain environment was not designed for human inhabitants and if climbers are unprepared, the mountains can be a deadly place to explore.

An avalanche is a huge mass of snow on the move. Avalanches can contain millions of tonnes of snow and can move at over 300 kilometres per hour. Avalanches will only occur if there is heavy snow on a steep slope. They are usually triggered by a small shock. It may be just a skier going over loose layers of snow. As the snow begins to slide forwards it breaks up. Powdered snow is lifted up in a cloud. Air can be pushed on ahead so rapidly that it can blow houses apart even before the actual snow arrives.When it does arrive, the snow will flatten and destroy anything in its path.

Climbers need to plan a mountain trek very carefully indeed. If the weather is bad, frost bite and hypothermia could set in. These illnesses are caused by severe cold. Frostbite is caused by crystals of ice forming on the skin and stopping the blood supply. It most commonly affects the face and ears because they are usually exposed. If frostbite is not treated, climbers may also lose their fingers or toes. Hypothermia is caused when the body temperature drops below 35 degrees centigrade. If it is not treated the climber will pass out and eventually die.

As a climber goes up a mountain the air gets ‘thinner’. This is because of the high altitude. (The altitude is the height above sea level, measured in metres.) A climber would have to breathe harder to get the oxygen that is needed to survive. There is less gas and fewer molecules in every breath taken. A climber would not be able to use muscles efficiently and may become dizzy, short of breath and tired. Each movement would take more effort than usual. The air does not soak up heat so well when it is thinner so it becomes very cold. The highest mountains have permanent snowlines at high altitudes because the air is always below freezing.