Greater Caucasus

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/greater-caucasus

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 long is Greater Caucasus?Approximately 1,200 kilometers (750 miles)
2. What is the highest peak?Mount Elbrus (5,642 meters / 18,510 feet), highest point in Europe
3. What is the biodiversity?Considered a global biodiversity hotspot with numerous endemic species
4. What is the Greater Caucasus and where does it stretch?The Greater Caucasus is a huge mountain range that runs about 1,200 km (750 miles) from the Taman Peninsula near the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula near the Caspian Sea.
5. Why is Mount Elbrus special?Mount Elbrus is the tallest mountain in Europe, standing over 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) high in the Greater Caucasus.

Endemic Species: Organisms found exclusively in a particular geographic location and nowhere else on Earth.
Tectonic Plates: Massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up the Earth's lithosphere.
Rain Shadow Effect: A region of significantly reduced rainfall on the leeward side of a mountain range.
Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.