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Mountain

1. Define the following terms:

1. Orology
   
2. Mountain
   
3. Mountain range
   
4. Magma
   
5. Volcano
   

2. Tell three ways mountains have been formed.
3. Choose ten mountains, including two from near where you live and tell what each ones name is, what its height is, where it is located, and what mountain range (if any) it is a part of. Try to choose mountains from as many different countries as possible.
4. Match each description to its correct answer:

Underwater mountain range that goes                                                 Aconcagua
around the world

Highest mountains of each continent                                                   Mt. Everest

Highest mountain in South America                                                     Himalaya

Tallest mountain on earth                                                                   Mt. Mayon

World’s longest mountain range                                                          Ocean Ridge

Highest mountain in Japan                                                                  Damavand

Highest volcano in Asia                                                                      Mt. McKinley

Indians call it Denali, “The Great One”                                                 Seven Summits

Mountain known for its “perfect cone”                                                 Andes

Range with the highest mountains on earth                                         Mt. Fuji

5. List at least four mountains mentioned in the Bible and tell what important events took place there.
6. Visit a mountain and tell about your experience in one of these ways:

1. Tell someone a story about your visit
   
2. Write a narrative story about your visit
   
3. Make a video or multimedia presentaton about your visit
   
4. Make a picture scrapbook about your visit (this may be a group project)
   

NOTE: If there is NOT a mountain in your state/province/region, you may watch a video about mountains. Then either:

1. Summarize the video.
   
2. Create a multimedia presentation about the video.
   
3. Create a 3-D model of a mountain/volcano and demonstrate its eruption.
   

7. Choose one of the following Bible verses about mountains and recite it:

1. Psalm 90:2
   
2. Isaiah 52:7
   
3. Isaiah 55:12
   

8. Create a game or activity based on the terminology and mountains that you learned about in this honor.

Skill Level
New in 2012

Nature
North American Division
Updated 2012