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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SUBJECT- GEOGRAPHY
CLASS-VI
CH-3 LANDFORMS & LIFE SUB TOPIC-1- MOUNTAINS
LESSON NOTE
A landform is a physical feature on the surface of our planet Earth. Landforms take
shape over millions of years and have a significant connection with the environment
and life.
Mountains are elevated landforms that rise prominently above the surrounding land.
They are formed by tectonic movements, volcanic activity, or erosion. They have steep
slopes and often snow-capped peaks.
Hills: they are also elevated landforms but lesser in height with less steep slopes and
rounded tops.
Mountain peaks Mountains they belong
Everest and Kanchenjunga (Nepal, Bhutan, Himalayan range
Sikkim)
Mount Aconcagua (South America) Andes
Mount Kilimanjaro (East Africa) Not part of any range
Mont Blanc (West Europe) Alps
Anamudi (Kerala) Highest mountain in south India
Deomali (Odisha) Eastern Ghat
Montane forests are the type of forest found on mountains and they contain unique
fauna.
Life on mountains livelihood calamities
Rough terrain, high altitude Terrace farming on slopes, Flash flood, landslide,
difficult life animal herding and tourism cloudburst, snowfall,
main sources of income. avalanche etc
