International Mountain Day Quiz 2013

Message from FAO, United Nations:

Covering around 27 percent of the earth's land surface, mountains play a critical role in moving the world towards sustainable economic growth.

International Mountain Day (11-Dec) is an opportunity to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build partnerships that will bring positive change to the world’s mountains and highlands.

Picture Quiz Rules

betterkids.info is organsing a Quiz contest for kids studying in Grades 3 till Grade 8. This contest is open till 11 Dec 2013. 

Answer the Questions as a separate mail by using following format:
Answer 1:____________________
Answer 2:_____________________



Answer 10:_________________________
Complete all the answers. Incomplete entries would be disqualified. The decision of betterkids.info in final and binding. 

Please send in your entries / answers to betterkids.info@gmail.com on or before 11-Dec-2013.

Question 1: Identify the Mountain (click the picture to zoom)
Hint: a trip to this mountain gives you the trip to the 5 great mountains

Question 2: Identify the Mountain (click the picture to zoom)
Hint: The 4 sides steep, rising above the surrounding glaciers, says the four corners of the world i.e North, South, East and West.

Question 3: Identify the Mountain(click the picture to zoom)
Hint: It is associated with sunrise, birth, and re-birth, and is often regarded the foremost of some Group of mountains.

Question 4: Identify the Mountain (click the picture to zoom)
Hint: The mount has numerous deep ravines and a lot of regularly shaped peaks. Its is popular in Europe.

Question 5: Identify the Mountain (click the picture to zoom)

Hint: This cylindrical peak with near-vertical sides has served as a guiding landmark for travellers for thousands of years. 

Question 6: Identify the Mountain(click the picture to zoom)

Hint: There used to be a border checkpoint at the summit. The country is famous for car production and technology.

Question 7: Identify the Mountain(click the picture to zoom)

Hint: Newest addition to UNESCO's Global Geopark Network 

Question 8: Identify the Mountain(click the picture to zoom)

Hint: It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia

Question 9: Identify the Mountain(click the picture to zoom)
Hint: Four presidents are featured on the mountain

Question 10: Write 3 lines on the topic given below 

How Mountains are Key to a Sustainable Future?

Line1:__________________________________________________
Line 2:_____________________________________________
Line 3:___________________________________



Submit your entries by sending the answers on a simple mail to betterkids.info@gmail.com

Example of entry

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Name of Student:
Grade:
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Answer 1:
Answer 2:



Answer 10:



Thanks and Wishing you Happy Mountains Day on 11 Dec 2013.

What we aim through Geography Learning Centre ??

1. We aim to develop knowledge and understanding of local, regional and global ecosystem and their interrelationships.

2. We aim to encourage an understanding and appreciation of the variety of natural and human conditions on the Earth

3. We aim to develop empathy with people from diverse environments and an understanding of human interdependence

4. We aim to develop the ability to use a range of communicative methods, especially those concerned with map reading.

5. We aim to encourage the development of a sense of place and spatial awareness

6. We aim to encourage the development of caring attitudes and responsible behaviour towards our environment.