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Mountains
A mountain is a natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass, often steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill. Part of the geography of every continent, they are most often found in a long group called a range Some mountain ranges are Alps, Andes, Himalayas, and Rocky Mountains, though there are dozens more.
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Why do trees not grow as tall on top of a mountain?
the mist on the top of the mountains suck into the mountains, the trees automatically grow! confusing isn't it?
Can smokey mountain snuff cause cancer?
Snus increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, although it's very rare. It does not increase the risk of lung or mouth cancer.
Who formed the Blue Ribbon Committee?
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) formed the Blue Ribbon Committee.
Can you bring food into magic mountain?
Well, you can't bring large coolers or anything really that is specifically made for food. But if you put them in a purse, murse, backpack, or another day to day carrying system, then maybe. They almost always check your bag unless it is a super slow day. Some people who check your bag will allow it, but some won't so if not, just leave it in the car, when ever you want to eat get your hand stamped, and then go eat! Then come back to the park.
What do people in the Cordillera eat?
PINIKPIKAN is a chicken dish extremely popular in the Cordilleras and amongst Igorots. It is served on special occassions. The recipe below was copied over from my existing sagada-igorot.com website. I wrote the recipe down, around 12 years ago, with the help of Lakay Badu.
Needs:- A live Chicken- Sayote (Quantity is variable)- a head of Chinese cabbage/pechay- one half to one kilo of innasin/etag- enough knowledge in butchering fowls- wood for fire- a clean, flat surface, preferably smooth- a piece of stick for beating.(Note: The common Barn Chicken is preferred to Broilers, and Cobbs preferred to other broiler chickens. The Igorots use a species that produces the best of this dish. The meat, when cooked, is dark in color. After the introduction of broilers in the Philippines, it became increasingly known as "nitib" for "native".)Ways:DO NOT DRESS THE CHICKEN (or should I say, undress? :-) ). Start a fire. Put one wing of the chicken on the flat surface. Using the stick, beat the wing from the inside, not to soft, but not to hard that it will break the bones and the skin of the chicken. (Of course, the chicken will squawk and fight back, so you have to hold the head, the other wing, and the legs in the other hand.) Beat it from the tip of the wing to the side, then back. Do it again. Now do the same to the other wing. After beating the wings, lay the neck of the chicken sideways on the flat surface. Beat the neck from end to end.Now KILL THE CHICKEN! Of course... But to kill the chicken, hold the chicken by the feet and wings in one hand. Hit the back of the head with the stick, just below the comb. Not too hard, or the chicken will bleed, and not too soft either, or the chicken will get mad, and may peck at you. One well placed blow will do it without breaking the skin.Afterwards, burn all of the feathers off the chicken on the fire you made. You can use your gas range, but it will be very messy afterwards. Better burn the feathers off using an outside fire.After the feathers are removed, remove excess charred feathers from the chicken. Chances are, the chicken has also started to look like roast chicken. Now, butcher the chicken, slice it, and put the slices into a cooking container. Cut the innasin/etag into pieces as large as the chicken pieces. Put them into the cooking container. Do not put the sayote if there is very little innasin/etag. On the other hand, if you think it will be very salty, add sayote to minimize the salty taste. Clean the vegetables and separate the leaves. It is better to cook this over heavy heat. When the meat is done, Put the vegetables into the container, remove from the fire/heat, and cover. Leave for two minutes. Stir, and serve.What are the main ingredients in Mountain Dew?
Mountain Dew lists its ingredients as:
- Carbonated water
- High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
- Concentrated orange juice and other natural flavors
- Citric acid
- Sodium benzoate (preserves freshness)
- Caffeine (55.2 mg per 12 oz.)
- Sodium citrate
- Gum arabic
- Erythorbic acid (preserves freshness)
- Calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor)
- Brominated vegetable oil
- Yellow 5
In mountainous areas there are flat spots and steep spots throughout. In the flat spots or less steep areas, people cultivate crops. Grapes grow on hillsides throughout Italy and Germany. Mountains aren't solid rock until you get to the very top. When the altitude is high enough (above the tree line) very little will grow (wild or cultivated).
What happened when Muhammad went to the cave to pray Islam?
Cave Hira was where the Prophet Mohammed went to meditate and is where the first revelation came to him. more info:http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1159951476312&pagename=Zone-English-Living_Shariah%2FLSELayout
What mountain do the Prophet Muhammad preached it?
The mountain upon which the first revelation took place was Jabal al-Nour however, to be more specific it took place in the Cave of Hira.
What are the effects of Mountain Dew on the body?
Mountain dew does not lower sperm count or shrink any part of the male body....they are just myths.... i would know i am a doctor...so if anybody else says otherwise...they have no clue what they are talking about.
You can drink too much of it though, and it makes you overweight, giving the appearance of the penis small compared to your stomach. Surge did lower your sperm count, But not mountain Dew.
What is a mountain starting with 'm'?
Sca FellSca Fell (3000ft+) , in the Lake District (England), forms the northern end of a 1.5km ridge running S to Slight Side (762m) with steep grassy slopes W and crags E. It lies 1km SW of Scafell Pike (3000ft+) , from which it is separated by the Mickledore col.
The N face of Sca Fell comprises fine crags preventing the ascent from Mickledore by walkers, who must detour down on the Wasdale (NW) side to Lord's Rake (beginning with a steep stone-filled gully), or lower on the Eskdale (SE) side, in order to bag both fells in one outing. Sca Fell can be ascended directly from Wasdale and upper Eskdale, or by the long S ridge from the Eskdale road.
The ascent from Wasdale via Lord's Rake, which best reveals the fine topography of the mountain, is a classic for adventurous walkers which became controversial in 2003 when a rock fall left a giant boulder lodged at the top of the first section of the rake. The rake is straight, runs WSW and has 2 cols and 2 dips before reaching safety after 3rd rise.
The landowners (National Trust) posted notices declaring the route unsafe, which walking clubs rebuked as symptomatic of the 'nanny state'. Clearly the boulder will fall down the gully one day, and there is a risk of further rock slippage. Walkers must be aware of the relative risks involved in using the route, and exercise all necessary caution.Scafell PikeScafell Pike (3000ft+) is the highest of five tops which together form a boulder-strewn dissected plateau between Wasdale and upper Eskdale, in the Lake District (England).
To the NE lie Broad Crag (934m), Ill Crag (935m) and Great End (910m), and these tops are relatively very quiet since the 'tourist route', which every year sees many thousands of visitors to the highest summit in the Lake District, and in England, passes between them. They are separated by a narrow col from Scafell Pike, which is similarly separated to the SW by the Mickledore col from Sca Fell (3000ft+) .
There are many possible routes to the summit; but since the shorter routes from Wasdale and Eskdale are relatively remote for drivers, Borrowdale and Langdale are favourite starting places. Routes from these valleys are lengthy; and coupled with tiring boulder terrain encountered on the plateau, Scafell Pike is for most visitors a strenuous full day outing.SkiddawSkiddaw (3000ft+) , in the Lake District (England), is a steep-sided yet almost crag-free mountain. Its best feature is its stony almost level summit ridge, N-S orientated and about 600 metres long which is rounded enough to feel airy yet without exposure except under severe gale force crosswind. This ridge continues N and falls gently to Dash Beck.
At the S end of the summit the main ridge turns SE, descends to a col (804m), rises over Little Man (865m) and terminates at Lonscale Fell (715m). From the flanks of the S end of the summit a SW ridge runs over Carl Side (746m) then continues NW over Long Side (734m), and finally N forming the W slopes of Southerndale.
A broad and heavily-used track ascends from the car park for Latrigg (a viewpoint overlooking Keswick) via the slopes of the SE ridge. This reveals little of mountain scenic interest, whereas an approach from the W over Long Side is much to be preferred, and is quieter.St.Sunday Crag (The Cape)St.Sunday Crag (The Cape) (2500ft+) is a triangular mountain with a ridge extending from each corner. It connects to Fairfield (qv) via the SW ridge which descends to Deepdale Hause; and the NE ridge descends to a col with Birks (622m) and ultimately finishes at the Grisedale bridge, Patterdale village, in the Lake District (England).
These ridges form the very steeply sloping SE flank of Grisedale, the St.Sunday crags being towards the top of this slope a little way below the summit plateau of the mountain. The third ridge runs E over a very minor but shapely rise, Gavel Pike (780m contour) then descends to Deepdale as a broadening slope. The usual ascent route is from Grisedale Bridge on a track which skirts the N side of Birks and reaches the NE ridge at the col; this track is also excellent in reverse as it commands a fine view N across Ullswater.
A circular walk can be had by descending the SW ridge to Deepdale Hause then following another track which descends obliquely across the steep NW slope to Grisedale Tarn, thence returning down Grisedale.
The traverse of St.Sunday Crag may readily be coupled with an ascent of Fairfield (2500ft+) from Deepdale Hause.Stony Cove PikeStony Cove Pike (2500ft+) , in the Lake District (England), has a large summit plateau with two cairned high points 500m apart. The summit cairn lies a few metres E of a stone wall running N-S; and the second top, named Caudale Head, is just 9 metres lower (754m).
From the summit there are 3 ridges, N, E and S. The broad N ridge, with crags to E encircling Threshthwaite Cove, runs N turning NNW to Hartsop Dodd (618m) before descending to Hartsop hamlet. The E ridge descends to Threshthwaite Mouth (592m), a col leading to High Street via its subsidiary top Thornthwaite Crag. The S ridge descends towards the Troutbeck valley. From Caudale Head a further 2 ridges run out: the NNW ridge (Rough Edge) is relatively narrow and descends to Caudale Bridge in Patterdale; and the broad SSW ridge, also bearing a stone wall, runs 2 km to St.Raven's Edge (593m) which overlooks the Kirkstone Pass.
Stony Cove Pike can be bagged with minimal ascent from Kirkstone Pass, a relatively dull route, or by a circular route from Caudale Bridge returning from Hartsop Dodd. In a longer excursion from Hartsop this hill can be combined with High Street .
What are the names of the men carved on stone mountain?
President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
How do you tell the age of a mountain?
One way to tell the age of a mountain range is by its height. Another way is by how eroded and worn the edges of the rocks are. The more jagged the edges, the younger the mountains. Heavily worn ranges may be so eroded that they become foothills
What is a origami mountain fold?
It's when you fold the paper in half down the center and when you stand the folded paper on a flat surface, it sticks up like a mountain!
The Confederate Memorial Carving, depicts three Confederate heroes of the Civil War, President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and is largest high relief sculpture in the world. The carved surface is three-acres, larger than a football field. The carving of the three men soars 400 feet above the ground, measures 90 by 190 feet, and cuts 42 feet into the mountain.
What mountain starts with the letter K?
K2 is the second highest mountain on earth, after Mount Everest. K2 has a peak elevation of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) above sea level. K2 is located on the border between Kashmir and Xinjiang China.
What mountain ranges begin with the letter r?
The most famous is Mount Rushmore, into which huge carvings of four Presidents have been sculpted.
It is located near Keystone, SD.
Other peaks beginning with R include:
Ragged Top Mountain (6209 ft)
Redfern Mountain ( 6076 ft)
Red Hill (4690 ft)
Red Point (4653 ft)
Richmond Hill (6057 ft)
Round Mountain (6610 ft)
Roundtop Hill (4469 ft)
What climate does the top of Mount Everest have?
It's always frigid, varying with time of year but always well below freezing, and usually very windy.
Axe,bug spray,hairspray
- JWH-018
- JWH-073
- JWH-200
- CP-47,497
- cannabicyclohexanol
Cleaning supplys, you can spray many Airsaw cans that have those ingrediants.
most people use tobacco but its expensive,tea leaves are most common and is easy to spary down with these chemicals.
You will need a lot of plastic
1.plastic
2.chemicals
3.oven
4.messuring tools
NOT FOR USE OF HUMAN CONSUPTION
