| Atlas Mountains |
The Atlas Mountains are a range of mountains in northern Africa. The Atlas Mountains lie between the Sahara Desert and the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The mountain region is home to certain kinds of leopards, sheep, monkeys, badgers, and gazelles. |
| Austria |
Austria is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Germany to the north and Italy to the south. Austria has many mountains that are part of the mountain range called the Alps. Most people in Austria speak German. |
| claim |
When you claim something, you say it is true even if it is not true. If you claim to have climbed a mountain, it means that you say you climbed the mountain whether it's true or not. [1/2 definitions] |
| Cyprus |
Cyprus is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus is near the country of Turkey. Greek and Turkish are the languages that people speak in Cyprus. Cyprus is a very warm country, except in the high mountain areas. It is a good place to see many kinds of birds. It is also a great place to see many kinds of spiders! |
| even |
Sometimes we use even when we are comparing things. When a mountain is already very high, for example, and another mountain is higher than that, we might use even to show that this surprising or amazing. [1/8 definitions] |
| Himalayan Mountains |
The Himalayan Mountains are a range of mountains in Asia between India and China. We often call these mountains the Himalayas. The Himalayas are very high. The highest mountain in the world is located here. It is in the region of Nepal and Tibet. This mountain has three names. In English, it is usually called Mount Everest. In Tibet, the mountain is called Chomolungma. In Nepal, it is called Sagarmatha. |
| iceberg |
An iceberg is a very large piece of ice that floats in the ocean. Icebergs can look small when you see only the top of them. Under the water, they can be as big as a mountain. |
| landform |
A landform is a natural part of the earth like a hill or a mountain or an island. It has been made by forces that are active inside the earth or around the earth. Each landform has a certain kind of shape. Landforms can be different from each other because of their shape, but they can also be different because of what they are made of, how big they are, and where they are located. |
| lava |
Lava is very hot, melted rock that comes out of a mountain called a volcano. The lava flows down the sides of the volcano to the ground. Sometimes it flows across land and into the sea. Later, lava gets cool and becomes new land. |
| magma |
Magma is a hot liquid made of melted rocks. Magma rises from deep in the earth and then goes up through a special kind of mountain until it reaches the top. A mountain like this is called a volcano. If the magma spills out of the volcano, it is not called magma anymore. It is called lava. |
| mountain |
A mountain is a very high piece of land. A mountain goes up much higher than a hill, and it is hard for most people to climb. Low mountains are often covered with forest. Higher mountains are all rock at the top. Sometimes a mountain is so high that it always has snow on the top. |
| Nepal |
Nepal is a country in Asia. It lies between India and China. Some of the earth's highest mountains are in the northern part of Nepal. They are part of the mountain range called the Himalayas. The middle part of Nepal is covered with forests. In the southern part of Nepal, there are low hills and plains where the climate is warm and people do farming. Because Nepal has such different types of land and climate, it has many different types of animals, especially birds. |
| range |
A mountain range is a group of mountains. [1/2 definitions] |
| Tanzania |
Tanzania is a country in Africa. Tanzania lies on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Some of its neighbors are Kenya, Zambia, and Mozambique. Tanzania has both mountains and flat lands. The highest mountain in Africa is in Tanzania. It is called Mount Kilimanjaro. Tanzania has three very large lakes along its borders. They are Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, and Lake Tanganyika is the deepest. |
| volcano |
A volcano is a mountain made from hot, melted rock that has come up from deep inside the earth. The melted rock comes through an opening in the earth's surface with a lot of force. When this happens, we say that the volcano is erupting. Sometimes a volcano does not erupt for thousands of years, but then it becomes active again. Each time a volcano erupts, the hot liquid rock cools and makes the volcano bigger in size. |