Exploring Mountains
A worksheet for 8th graders to explore the geography, formation, and impact of mountains.
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Exploring Mountains
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which type of plate boundary is primarily responsible for the formation of the Himalayas?
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
2. Mountains are formed only through the collision of tectonic plates.
True
False
3. The highest point of a mountain is called its .
4. A chain of mountains connected together is known as a .
5. Describe two ways mountains influence weather patterns.
Match each mountain range on the left with the correct continent on the right.
6. Andes
a. Europe
7. Rockies
b. Asia
8. Himalayas
c. North America
9. Alps
d. South America