Unit 2: Mountains

2. If you climb a mountain high enough, you will eventually reach the
3. When the leeward side (side that receives much less rain or snow) it is said to be in a ______.
4. During winter, _______ occured in mountain slopes due to the removal of trees.
5. The Andes is the source of this river, also the largest river in the world.
8. As trees are cut down on the lower slopes of the Himalayas, the rivers overflow and caused
9. Lines joining places that are the same height above sea level
11. The largest freshwater lake in South America
12. A process in which mountains are being worn away while they formed
13. The main crop on the slopes of the Andes in Peru

1. The Sarawat is an example of mountains that are found in long chains called
5. Maps that show only how high the different parts of a region, country or continent
6. A ground that rises more than 300 metres above the land around it
7. The Earth's crust is made up of large pieces called
10. These animals are used to carry people and heavy loads in the Himalayas