Mount Marcy

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/mount-marcy

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 geological formation?Shaped by glacial erosion and deposition from the Laurentide Ice Sheet
2. What is the ecosystem?Features distinct altitudinal vegetation zones, including hardwood-spruce-fir forests and alpine tundra
3. Where does the Hudson River begin?The Hudson River starts at Lake Tear of the Clouds, a small lake high on Mount Marcy. Water from the lake flows down and becomes the river that travels south.
4. How did Mount Marcy get its shape?During the Ice Age, huge sheets of ice moved over the area and carved deep valleys and rounded peaks. The ice also left big rocks called erratics on the mountain's slopes.

Altitudinal Zonation: The change in vegetation and climate patterns with increasing elevation on mountains.
Alpine Tundra: A high-altitude biome characterized by treeless landscapes, low-growing vegetation, and harsh environmental conditions.
Glacial Geomorphology: The study of landforms created by the action of glaciers.
Headwaters: The source or origin of a river or stream.