Mountains - an overview

Lesson 1: How are mountains made: the rock cycle

Lesson 2: Volcanoes

Lesson 2A: Example: Hawaii eruptions

Lesson 2B: Example: Crater Lake

Lesson 2C: Example: Yellowstone geysers

Lesson 2D: Example: Earthquake and tsunami

Lesson 3: Glaciers

Lesson 3A: Example: Morteratsch glacier, Alps

Lesson 4: Mountain waterfalls

Lesson 5: Mountain weather

Lesson 5A: Case study -Ski resorts

Lesson 5B: Example: Rainshadow drive

Lesson 5C: Death valley: deserts near mountains

Lesson 6: Plant zones

Lesson 6A: Example: Rocky Mountain tundra

Lesson 7: Mountain passes

Lesson 7A: Example: Nant Francon Pass

Lesson 7B: Example: Oregon Trail Pass

Legend of the mountains

Mountainmen: legend of the Wild West

Gold Rush: legend of the Ghost towns

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