PEP Mt in Ja #1

A mountian range is

• A highland area.

• a series of mountains which are fairly close together

• the highest point on a mountain

• a mountain which is over 1000 meters high

Hikers are planning a trip to a mountain peak. They are going ____

• as far up the mountain side as they can.

• to the highest point on the mountain.

• to an area close to the mountain.

• to a camp site on the mountain.

The temperature on mountains is low mainly because_____

• mountains receive rainfall frequently.

• the mountain slopes are cloudy.

• temperature falls with height.

• mountain areas are covered with forests.

Most Jamaican's water supply comes from____

• rivers which originate in the hills and mountains of the island.

• wells which are located in towns and villages.

• streams which flow throgh the major towns.

• small mountain streams.

Two methods of reducing soil erosion are____

• frequent garbage collection and terracing.

• terracing and planting grass.

• building retaining walls and tree-cutting.

• clearning out dead vegetation and leaving many trees standing.

_______ means the different plants and animals which belong to an area.

Two resources which mountains provide us with are

Most of Jamaica's rivers originate in the _____ areas of the island.

Forest reserves are areas where it is illegal to ____ plants and animals.

The highest mountian on earth is ____