Marvelous mountain revision

A mountain range can be described as:

A geographical area containing a number of geologically related mountains

The distance by road between 2 mountains in an area

The height of a mountain

Which of these are an example of mountain distribution?

Snowdon is 1,085 m high while its neighbour, Garnedd Ugain is 1,065m high

Snowdon is largely formed of volcanic ash while Cadair idris is largely composed of igneous rocks

The Snowdon Massif occupies an area between Beddgelert, Pen-y-Pas and Llanberis

Which of these heights for Ben Nevis is most likely correct? (nb. Everest is 8,848m / 29,029ft)

500ft

1,345m

7000m

If you were using compass directions to describe where Ben Nevis is you would say:

It is located at the western end of the Grampian mountains

It lies at the left hand side of the Grampian mountains

It lies close to Fort William

Which river do you think has its source from Scafell Pike in the Lake District?

River Thames

River Derwent

River Forth

Which of these is an example of using place names to describe the location of a mountain?

Scafell Pike is part of the Southern Fells

Scafell Pike is on the western edge of the lake District National Park

Scafell Pike lies south-east of the village of of Wasdale Head and north-east of the village of Boot

To describe the location of mountains you can use distance, for example:

Slieve Donard in N. Ireland sits near the town of Newcastle in County Down

Slieve Donard is about 2 miles inland from the eastern coast of the Irish sea

Slieve Donard in N. Ireland is 978m high

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