Mercedario

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/mercedario

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 Mercedario?Eighth highest
2. What is the location?San Juan Province, Argentina
3. What is the mountain range?Cordillera de la Ramada
4. What is Mercedario and where is it located?Mercedario is a very tall mountain in Argentina. It is the highest peak in the Cordillera de la Ramada and the eighth tallest in the Andes. It sits about 100 kilometers north of Aconcagua in the San Juan province.
5. Why is Mercedario so cold and snowy?Its high altitude places it in the alpine and nival zones. Temperatures stay below freezing all year, and most of the precipitation falls as snow, forming glaciers.

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