Everest - Geography Worksheet With Answers
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EVEREST!
EVEREST!
Core_________ Date_________________
MEDIA GUIDE: “Everest!”
1. Mt. Everest was first climbed by________________________ in 1953.
2. Araceli Segarra is a skilled rock climber from _________________ Spain.
3. ___________________ is the famous capital city of the country Nepal.
4. When two _____________________ collide, great mountains are formed.
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5. The Himalaya Mts. formed when ______________ collided with S.Asia.
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6. “Acclimatizing” allows the body to double the number of ____________.
7. The Khumbu ice fall is a __________ river that moves over 4 ft each day.
8. Except for a few __________ in May, Mount Everest cannot be climbed.
EXTENDED RESPONSE: (9-11) If you were going to climb Mt. Everest later
this spring, what would you be most concerned or worried about?
Why?
* Use “+” for True, or “0” for False
12.______ Two dozen (24) climbers were caught in a terrible storm high on Mt. Everest.
13.______ Beck Weathers froze to death in the storm.
14.______ Colonel Madan flew a Nepalese Army helicopter above 20000’ to the rescue.
15.______ The Lhotse Face is a wall of steep ice that is nearly 400 ft tall!
16.______ On Everest, “high camp” is about half way to the top of the mountain.
17.______ The climbers planned on a 12 hr climb to get to the summit from high camp.
18.______ Rocks high on Mt. Everest were at one time on the bottom of the ocean.
BONUS QUESTIONS:
18. On Everest, temperatures at midnight were around _____________ below zero!
19. Jamling Tenzing Norgay’s __________ was famous for being 2nd to summit Everest.
20. __________________ was the IMAX photographer who filmed the tragic expedition.
EXTENDED RESPONSE: (21-23) Near the top of Mt. Everest are rocks that formed on the ocean floor.
Tell how Mt. Everest formed, and explain how ocean rocks got on top of the highest point of planet Earth!
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