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Question | Answer |
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Highest peak in the world Located in Asia (Himalayas Mt. Range) on China/Nepal border | Mount Everest |
Highest peak in North America Located in Alaska | Mount Denali (formally Mt. Mc Kinley) |
Highest mountain of Sinai Peninsula Believed to be the biblical Mt. Sinai | Jabal Mousa |
Tallest mountain in Japan | Mt. Fuji |
Located in Cape Town, South Africa Known for its flat top | Table Mountain |
Best known mountain in the Swiss Alps Pyramidal peak Borders the Swiss/Italian border | Matterhorn |
Highest mountain in Africa Located in Tanzania | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
Highest volcanic peak in the 48 contiguous states Located in the state of Washington | Mt. Rainier |
Located in Argentina (Andes Mts.) Highest mountain in the Americas Highest outside of Asia Highest in the Southern Hemisphere 2nd highest in the world | Aconcagua |
Highest mountain in the Alps Located on the French/Italian border | Mont Blanc |
Mountain range in northwest Africa | Atlas Mountains |
Mountain range running along South America's west side | Andes Mountains |
System of mountains from eastern to northeastern North America | Appalachians |
Destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD | Mt. Versuvius |
Mountain range: Runs north/south mostly through Russia Part of boundary between Europe & Asia | Urals |
Mountain range of western North America From southern British Columbia through Washington, Oregon to northern California | Cascades |
Mountain range in California Includes Mt. Whitney and Lake Tahoe and Sequoia trees | Sierra Nevada |
Highest mountain in 48 contiguous states | Mt. Whitney |
Mountains running through Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma | Ozark Mountains |
Part of the Appalachians Located in North Carolina and Tennessee | Great Smokey Mountains |
Part of the Appalachians Run through Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, N. Carolina,S. Carolina, Tennessee & Georgia | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Part of Appalachians Lie in southeastern New York State | Catskill Mountains |
Mountains located in northeastern New York State | Adirondack Mountains |
Part of Appalachians Located in Virginia, W Virginia, Kentucky & Tennessee | Cumberland Mountains |
Part of Appalachians Run 250 miles north to south in Vermont | Green Mountains |
Part of Rocky Mountains Runs north/south through Wyoming | Teton Range |
Highest and most extensive mountain range in south central Europe making a crescent shape through France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany & Slovenia | The Alps |
Mountain range in Asia Stretches across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan & Nepal | Himalayas |