Eight-thousander

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/eight-thousander

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 geographic distribution?All 14 peaks are located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges
2. What is the first complete summer traverse?All 14 peaks were first summited in summer by 1964
3. Why are Eight-thousanders so dangerous?Their peaks are in the death zone, where the air has very little oxygen. The cold, wind, and short daylight make climbing very risky.
4. When was the first Eight-thousander climbed?The first of these giants, Annapurna I, was reached in 1950.

Topographic Prominence: A measure of a mountain's height relative to its surrounding terrain, indicating its independence.
Partial Pressure of Oxygen: The amount of oxygen available in the air at a specific altitude, decreasing significantly at high elevations.
False Summit: A point on a mountain that appears to be the summit but is actually lower than the true highest point.