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23 Cards in this Set
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volcano
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opening in the earth's crust
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Bhotians
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have enlarge hearts and lungs and depend on the yak
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Hawaiian Mountains
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these mountains are formed by volcanoes
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importance of mountains
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tress for building, paper, and fuel, mining,jewels, and rocks
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Mt. Everest
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highest mountain peak in the world
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Heart of the earth
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crust, mantle, inner core, and outer core
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fold mountains
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rock is forced up the ground when the plates move and a mountain is formed
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Mountain jewels
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diamonds, rubies, sapphires, gold and silver
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hibernate
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animals sleep during the winter
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cement
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is made from limestone
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softwoods
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aspen, pine, spruce, used for paper and fuel
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Mountain animals
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goats, marmots, sheep, yak, and reindeer
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hardwoods
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teak , ebony, mahogany-used to make furniture
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How to save the mountains
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plant trees, don't let animals graze in one area, national parks, plant trees
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avalanche
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heavy snow slips down the mountain side
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altitude
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measurement of height above sea level
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rain shadow
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one side of the mountain receives rain and the other little
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treeline
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this is the line where trees stop growing
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snowline
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the line of the mountain where there is no growth
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deciduous trees
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lose their leaves when it gets cold
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coniferous trees
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produce cones and are evergreens
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acid rain
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rain polluted by chemicals which can poison trees
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camouflage
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animals blend in with their surroundings
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