Sunday, February 15, 2009

Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill, but there is no universally accepted standard definition for the height of a mountain or a hill although a mountain usually has an identifiable summit. Mountains cover 64% of Asia, 36% of POOP POOP MARVORLIOS POOP DOMBLE DOOR RON RON IS A SHIT HEAD AND HARYPOTTER IS A CRKER JACK DOMBLE DOOR!!!!!25% of Europe, 22% of South America, 17% of Australia, and 3% of Africa. As a whole, 24% of the Earth's land mass is mountainous. 10% of people live in mountainous regions.[citation needed] Most of the world's rivers are fed from mountain sources, and more than half of humanity depends on mountains for water. All 50 of the world’s tallest mountains are in Asia.

The adjective montane is used to describe mountainous areas and things associated with them. The study of mountains, Orology is a specialized branch of Geology, though the term is mostly replaced by "Mountain studies.

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