Cordillera del Paine

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/cordillera-del-paine

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. What is the location?Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, Chile
2. What is the primary geological formations?Granite laccoliths and uplifted sedimentary rock
3. Why are the mountains in Paine so tall and sharp?The mountains were lifted by tectonic forces, filled with granite, and carved by glaciers and wind, making them tall and jagged.
4. Where can I see the blue glacial lakes in Paine?The blue glacial lakes like Pehoé, Nordenskjöld, and Grey are found along the famous W Trek and O Circuit trails.

Laccolith: A mushroom-shaped intrusion of magma that pushes up overlying rock layers.
Pleistocene Epoch: A geological epoch characterized by repeated glaciations, often called the 'Ice Age'.
Apex Predator: The top predator in an ecosystem, with no natural predators of its own.
Anthropogenic Pressures: Impacts on the environment caused by human activities.