21st century explorer activity
by: gabby reyes
himilya moutains
Mountains- a natural elevation of the earths surface.(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mountain). The Himalayas spread across 6 countries form China all the way to Pakistan. The mountains were formed when 2 tectonic plates clash into each other forming a convergent boundary. Today, the Himalayas are the tallest mountains in the world at 29.090' in elevation!(https://www.google.com/#q=how+tall+are+the+himalayas) The Himalayas have 2 major seasons summer and winter, which in the winter has ALOT of snow and very icy cold temperatures and in the summer its mild.(http://himalayas8e.weebly.com/climate--weather.html) The people that actual live up on the Himalayan mountains actually worship the mountains They think that the mountains are the mother gods. The people of the Himalayas are often known for their physical strength. The people need less oxygen and work better because of higher altitudes. credits for picture-(http://himalayas8e.weebly.com/climate--weather.html)
The Ring Of Fire
The ring of fire is a string of volcanos around the edges of the pacific ocean.(http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/ring-fire/?ar_a=1) The ring of volcanos was created when 2 plates a continental plate and an oceanic plate went under each other(because the continental plate is lighter then the oceanic plate) they subducted under each other and formed a volcano. People living near the ring of fire have a risk of earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcano eruptions and those natural disasters can cause millions of dollars in damage. picture credits-(http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/ringfire.htm)
Ganges river
River-a natural flow of water that crosses an are of land and goes into an ocean, lake, etc.(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river) Rivers flow down from mountains usually and over a course of hundreds of years the water running an make the lining of the river.(http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/rivers.html) The river starts in Asia then runs through India and Bangladesh and then runs into the ocean. The natives that actually live near the river use it for fishing and that's what mainly the towns market is made of. The people of India have actually been polluting the river by bathing, dumping trash, and most disgusting dumping dead bodies and ashes.(http://resources.primarysource.org/content.php?pid=337082&sid=2757052) picture credits-(http://alexajaysayhey.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/documentary-critique-the-ganges-or-ganga/)