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3821. What are fold mountains?
- A. Mountains formed mainly when compression folds layers of Earth's crust
- B. Mountains formed by volcanic eruptions
- C. Mountains formed by erosion
- D. Mountains formed by faulting
Explanation: Fold mountains like the Himalayas form when tectonic compression crumples rock strata.
Correct answer: Mountains formed mainly when compression folds layers of Earth's crust- A. Kangchenjunga
- B. Mount Everest
- C. Lhotse
- D. K2
Explanation: Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) is the highest point on Earth above sea level.
Correct answer: Mount Everest- A. 8,840 metres
- B. 8,844 metres
- C. 8,848.86 metres above sea level
- D. 8,850 metres
Explanation: Nepal and China jointly announced the 8,848.86 m figure in 2020.
Correct answer: 8,848.86 metres above sea level- A. Nepal and China
- B. China and Bhutan
- C. India and China
- D. Nepal and India
Explanation: Nepal and China, which share Everest, jointly confirmed the new height in 2020.
Correct answer: Nepal and China- A. China and Bhutan
- B. Nepal and China
- C. India and Bhutan
- D. Nepal and India
Explanation: Everest straddles the Nepal–China (Tibet) border in the Himalayas.
Correct answer: Nepal and China- A. The Pamirs
- B. The Karakoram
- C. The Himalayas
- D. The Hindu Kush
Explanation: Everest is part of the Himalayan range's Mahalangur section.
Correct answer: The Himalayas- A. Chomolungma
- B. Qomolangma
- C. Kanchenjunga
- D. Sagarmatha
Explanation: Everest is called Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolungma in Tibetan.
Correct answer: Sagarmatha- A. Makalu
- B. Cho Oyu
- C. Sagarmatha
- D. Chomolungma, also transliterated as Qomolangma
Explanation: Tibetans call Everest Chomolungma (often spelled Qomolangma).
Correct answer: Chomolungma, also transliterated as Qomolangma- A. Mauna Kea
- B. Aconcagua
- C. Mount Kilimanjaro
- D. Mount Rainier
Explanation: Mauna Kea rises about 10,200 m from its ocean-floor base, though much is submerged.
Correct answer: Mauna Kea- A. In Japan
- B. On the island of Hawai'i, United States
- C. In the Philippines
- D. In Indonesia
Explanation: Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.
Correct answer: On the island of Hawai'i, United States- A. K2
- B. Mount Kilimanjaro
- C. Mount Everest
- D. Mount Chimborazo
Explanation: Because Earth bulges at the equator, Chimborazo's summit in Ecuador is farthest from the planet's centre.
Correct answer: Mount Chimborazo- A. Ecuador
- B. Peru
- C. Colombia
- D. Bolivia
Explanation: Chimborazo is an Andean volcano in Ecuador, near the equator.
Correct answer: Ecuador- A. Because it is taller above sea level
- B. Because Earth bulges at the Equator, near which Chimborazo is located
- C. Because it sits on thicker crust
- D. Because of volcanic uplift
Explanation: Earth's equatorial bulge means points near the equator are farther from the centre than polar ones.
Correct answer: Because Earth bulges at the Equator, near which Chimborazo is located- A. Twelve
- B. Sixteen
- C. Fourteen
- D. Ten
Explanation: There are fourteen eight-thousanders, all in Asia.
Correct answer: Fourteen- A. North America
- B. South America
- C. Africa
- D. Asia
Explanation: All fourteen peaks above 8,000 m are in the Himalayas and Karakoram of Asia.
Correct answer: Asia- A. The Himalayas and the Karakoram
- B. The Karakoram and the Pamirs
- C. The Andes and the Himalayas
- D. The Himalayas and the Hindu Kush
Explanation: Ten eight-thousanders are in the Himalayas and four in the Karakoram.
Correct answer: The Himalayas and the Karakoram- A. Lhotse
- B. K2
- C. Makalu
- D. Kangchenjunga
Explanation: K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram is the second-highest mountain on Earth.
Correct answer: K2- A. Cho Oyu
- B. Lhotse
- C. Kangchenjunga
- D. Makalu
Explanation: Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) on the Nepal–India border is the third-highest.
Correct answer: Kangchenjunga- A. Lhotse
- B. Cho Oyu
- C. Makalu
- D. Dhaulagiri I
Explanation: Lhotse (8,516 m), connected to Everest, is the fourth-highest mountain.
Correct answer: Lhotse- A. Dhaulagiri I
- B. Makalu
- C. Cho Oyu
- D. Manaslu
Explanation: Makalu (8,485 m) in the Himalayas is the fifth-highest peak.
Correct answer: Makalu