Alps

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/alps

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Alps?Mont Blanc at 4,809 meters (15,778 feet)
2. How many people live in Alps?Approximately 14 million residents
3. What is the key historical event?Hannibal's crossing with elephants in the 3rd century BC
4. What made the Alps rise up from the ground?The Alps were made when the African and Eurasian tectonic plates pushed together, folding and lifting rocks from the old Tethys Ocean floor into tall mountains.
5. Why are there so many different plants and animals in the Alps?Because the mountains have many different heights, they create many climates, from forests to snowy peaks, so many kinds of plants and animals can live there.

Orogeny: The process of mountain formation, especially by folding and faulting of the Earth's crust.
Alpine Convention: An international treaty promoting sustainable development and environmental protection in the Alps.
Sublime: Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe, often associated with nature.