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Mountain
* Every mountain has a peak and every valley has a low point
  - means at least two valleys
* MOuntains play other important roles regarding climate.
* Many mountain ranges influence deserts because they are so tall and wide.
* Many mountains have angle of repose slopes
  - rise steeply from the semiarid, sagebrush-covered plains
* Most mountains form barriers
  - natural barriers
* Most mountains have areas
  - easy routes up rounded flanks, and more difficult climbs up steep rock faces
  - provide habitats
* Some mountain passes above the tree line have problems with snow drift in the winter
  - mountains are higher than others
* Some mountains contribute to clouds
  - frequent clouds
  - develop their own weather systems and characteristic climates
* Some mountains form layers
  - shrub layers
  - have mosaic
  - situated in the lower latitudes have a climate very similiar
* act as conduits between the earth-bound material world and the spiritual world of the sky.
* affect wind and weather patterns, and can cause drier conditions on their downwind side.
* also affect the path of low-pressure cells or storms
  - cause blocking of stable flow
* also have different vegetation types depending on the slope of the mountain
  - half the world's hotspots of biodiversity
  - help create deserts
  - influence precipitation patterns
  - lead to cooler conditions, more snow, higher albedo, and yet cooler conditions
  - play a roll in forming deserts
* appear in the distance on all horizons.
* are a distinctive feature of European topography
  - key component in Spain's climate and geography
  - part of the design of the earth
  - special case, because the climate on mountains is different from that in flat lands
  - storehouse of biological diversity and endangered species
  - testimony to a young or old earth
  - universal symbol in all Slavic countries
  - active volcanos
  - always the symbol of high peaks of spiritual consciousness
* are an important source of minerals, forest products, water, recreation, etc
  - water, energy and biological diversity
  - both the center and the axis of the world
  - capable of volcanos
  - close to the coast so that most of the landscape is mountainous
  - cold, and the tallest range in the world is colder than all the rest
  - finite, and despite their massive appearance, they are fragile
  - formed when rock layers are pushed from opposite sides , and they push the crust up
  - fragile ecosystems
  - hares
  - high, and many skiers live in regions closer to sea level
  - highest at the continental divide and fade off into foothills farther away from it
  - highlands
  - highly vulnerable to human and natural ecological imbalance
  - hills with extreme slopes and cliffs
  - important places in the Bible
  - in all directions
  - islands of biodiversity in seas of humanly-transformed landscapes
* are located in mountainous regions
  - pictures
  - state parks
  - made of lands
  - major geological features on the surface of the Earth
  - most noticeable from a distance
  - mountains , they are famous for saying, and rivers are rivers
  - mountains, rivers are rivers and trees are trees
  - much like church steeples which point toward the heavens
  - natural things
  - no longer mountains, rivers are no longer rivers and trees are no longer trees
  - oceans
  - often holy places
  - part of landscapes
  - places where qi is particularly refined
  - political parties
  - relatively remote from centers of population, wealth and political power
  - sites
  - some of nature's greatest works
* are symbolic meeting places between the mundane and spiritual worlds
  - of world governments
  - synonymous with home
  - tall, really big piles of rock
  - taller than hills and have influenced history
* are the altars of the gods
  - areas most sensitive to all climatic changes in the atmosphere
  - beginning and the end of all natural scenery
  - easiest because they go from largest to smallest as they go up
  - raised portions of the earth's surface
  - wrinkles of age and pimples of youth on Earth's crusty outer skin
  - used for climbing
  - very important in terms of forestry, agriculture, tourism and outdoor activity
* are, however, vulnerable to human and natural ecological imbalance.
* arise continuously as a balance against erosion and weathering.
* beaver require large amounts of succulent vegetation for survival.
* can also form along natural fault lines
  - by way of erosion
  - be real mountains or virtual mountains such as houses and buildings
  - help turn good weather into bad, and can make bad weather even worse
  - occur as single peaks or as part of a long chain
* cause a number of climatic changes
  - air to rise
  - disturbances in airflow, altering global circulation patterns
  - moist air to rise, cool, and drop it's moisture
* climbing daredevils apparently hold great attraction for young women
  - entails certain risks and can be a dangerous activity
  - in the Alps Sport is also a popular way for scientists to get together
* consist mostly of granite.
* cover most of Bulgaria.
* cover most of the country but some areas have coastal lowlands and plains
  - one fifth of the earth's surface, and supports a tenth of the world's population
* create a dramatic silhouette when they're backlit by a rising or setting sun.
* differ is age, history, origin, and size.
* enable new kinds of habitats and terrestrial islands and habitat zonation.
* exist on all the continents of the earth
  - every continent and inspire curiosity and wonder like no other natural monument
* fold the tip of the ear inside.
* force air to rise, and consequently assist the development of clouds and precipitation.
* form and are eroded
  - due to the movement of tectonic plates under the earths crust
* have an important role even on the flattest continent - Australia
  - deep roots under the surface of the ground
  - forests of pine and fir
  - higher precipitation than adjacent lowlands
  - huge base and are triangular
  - little or no effect on the rotation of the Earth
  - major implications on the daily weather
  - mystic properties and religious significance
  - only few centimes of snow, or no snow at all
  - profound spiritual, religious, and sacred significance for many cultures
  - protuberances
  - some of the most intense UV on Earth
  - steep sides and a pointed or rounded top
  - two separate precipitation patterns
* includes mountain peaks
* is elevation
  - emptiness and water is emptiness
  - emptiness, water is also emptiness
  - often symbolic of government or authority
  - stationary while water is moving
  - water, water is mountain, the world of name and form
* lakes and reservoirs provide both fishing and boating
  - river beds
* laurel seed pods contain several shiny red seeds.
* lily stemless perennial from short, fleshy roots.
* make springs.
* make their own weather by forcing incoming air masses upward as they strike the mountains
* makes a graph that looks like a mountain range.
* mean silence and communication with nature.
* moving faith is different from faith that works by love.
* never change, but the human mind is always changing
  - die, nor do the seas or rocks or endless sky
* occupy about forty-three percent of China's land area
  - one-fifth of the Earth's surface
* often have stormy weather
  - serve as geographic features that define natural borders of countries
* originate by three processes, two of which are directly related to deformation.
* provide critical storage of fresh water
  - prefer habitats
* ranges and distance from the Pacific Ocean control the climate of the Pacific Northwest
  - peaks abound in an interior
  - bar the reflected in the pattern of biomes
  - clone themselves, growing upside-down mirror images attached at the peaks
  - containing some of the oldest exposed rock on the planet
  - disrupt air movement in several ways
  - for California play a significant role in impacting the precipitation patterns
  - in the shape of a semicircle form a natural boundary with Thailand
  - locally separated by broad basins
* ranges on Papua New Guinea run from northwest to southeast
  - continents often develop as a result of plate tectonics
  - to the west, south and east form the sides of a large basin
* reach right down to the sea.
* reside both above and below.
* retard the passage of storm systems.
* rise all around, and wildlife is abundant
  - almost from the ocean's edge
  - from the coast, levelling to a plateau which makes up most of the country
  - in the cloudy distance from islands off in the ocean
  - sheer from the sea
  - smoothly and convey a real sense of geography
  - to the sky in every direction
* rise up almost immediately from the coast
  - and gradually erode back
  - to the east and west in the desert
* separate the coastal desert from the interior plateau.
* serve as barriers to water vapor, causing rain shadows on their leeward sides
  - places for settlements tranposrtation, and also communications
* sleep only for a little while That once have been active in flames.
* slope widely, terraced and covered in snow.
* stand still and force the clouds to bring rain showers.
* surround the Ridgecrest area.
* tend to be dryer and cooler than lowlands.
* tower over forests, and forests are bordered by grasslands.
* traverse the center of the country, running generally in a northeast southwest direction.
* typically symbolise achievement, growth, and accomplishment.
* usually occur in ranges , commonly linear areas of uplift scupted by erosion
  - start as sedimentary rock on the bottom of the sea
* wetlands Along rivers and streams, deciduous forest in high elevations.
+ Afghanistan, Plants and Animals: South-central Asia
  * Southern Afghanistan has not many plants because it is dry. There are more plants where there is more water. Mountains have forests of pine and fir.
+ Dili District, Geography: East Timor
  * Mountains are close to the coast so that most of the landscape is mountainous. Near the western border is the 'Lake Tibar', one of the few large lakes of East Timor. Three small lakes with salt water are near Tasitolu and they have been named as Important Bird Area and also the entire island of Atauro.
+ Mountain, Form:
  * The forming of a mountain is called orogeny. Mountains are formed when rock layers are pushed from opposite sides, and they push the crust up. A 'mountain range' is a large group of mountains beside each other.
+ Nidwalden, Geography
  * Nidwalden is in the center of Switzerland. To the north is Lake Lucerne. Mountain ranges block in the rest of the canton on the other sides.
  * The Rocky Mountains are a group of mountains in North America. More precisely, they are mountains that are in both the United States and Canada. Mountains is a sub-category of that.