How have Llamas adapted to mountain ranges?

2 large toes and a higher amount of hemoglobin

An isolated hill with steep/vertical sides

Pyramidal peaks are formed by...

Where Corries and Aretes meet, Glaciers craving the peak

How are fold mountains formed?

Two plates collide forcing the land to be formed up.

How have cactus adapted to survive in a hot and dry climate?

Widespread root system, They have Spins instead of leaves, Stems that can store water, Waxy skin to reduce water lose

How are Yardangs formed?

Differential erosion due to abrasion

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Mountains and Desserts OCR A

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Some key questions to ask about the formations and location of mountain and desserts. Also animal and plant adaptations.

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1
What type of energy can be harvested in mountains?
H.E.P
Wind
Solar
Wave
2
A Mesa is formed by?
Sand dunes eroding the surrounding area.
Rivers and Streams eroding away the surrounding area.
Scree eroding the surrounding area.
Weathering eroding away the surrounding area
3
What is Scree?
Large boulders that will fall down the mountain
A mountain plant
Small lose stones caused by erosion
A type of erosion
4
What is this a definition of:
Freeze Thaw
Erosion
Plucking
Abrasion
5
How have Llamas adapted to mountain ranges?
Very sue footed with 4 large toes
They are fluffy
2 large toes and a higher amount of hemoglobin
2 large toes and a lower amount of hemoglobin
6
What is this a picture of?
A Yardang
A Mushroom Cloud
A Morain
A rock Pedestal
7
Name the Mountain range shown on this map.
Alps
Himalayas
Great Dividing Range
Pyrenees
8
An example of a pyramidal peak is...
Mount Everest
Snowdonia
Sugaloaf
Matterhorn
9
The Kalahari Desert is located in...
Kenya
Botswana
Nigeria
South Africa
10
What is a Butte?
An isolated hill with with concave sides
An isolated hill with straight sides
An isolated hill with short/flat sides
An isolated hill with steep/vertical sides
11
Where are the Andes located?
Europe
Asia
South America
North America
12
Pyramidal peaks are formed by...
Weathering only and nothing else
Where Corries and Aretes meet
Humans mining the tops
Glaciers craving the peak
13
What does the image below show?
Formation of a Yarding
Formation of a Wadi
Formation of a Rock Pedestal
Formation of a Dune
14
It gets colder the higher up the mountain because...
of altitude
of attitude
llamas live there
of steep slopes
15
How are fold mountains formed?
Two plates collide forcing the land to be formed up.
Two plates collide and they stink into each other.
Two plates collide, one pushes the other up.
Two plates move together the mountain forms in the middle.
16
What is the picture showing?
Sand Dune
Oasis
Mesa
Butte
17
Name the mountain attraction shown in the picture.
Pikachu
La Raz
Machu Picchu
Picchu Machu
18
How have cactus adapted to survive in a hot and dry climate?
Widespread root system
They have Spins instead of leaves
Stems that can store water
Waxy skin to reduce water lose
19
What does the picture shown?
Snow
Ice
Glacier
Ice Berg
20
What is this a picture of?
Rain & Temperature Graph
Year Graph
Climate Graph
Weather Graph
21
How are Yardangs formed?
Differential ridges due to erosion
Differential abrasion due to erosion
Differential erosion due to ridges
Differential erosion due to abrasion
22
What type of plate boundary is this?
Collision
Constructive
Destructive
Conservative
23
A salt pan is formed when water pools...
Flash Flood
Cool Down
Evaporate
Heat Up
24
In mountains ranges roads are often made impassable by...
Llamas
Slums
Glaciers
Land Slides
25
Hanging valleys often form?
Meanders
Lovely views
Waterfalls
Lakes

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