Mountain Animals

Mountain Animals — page 1
Mountain Habitats One fifth of our planet is covered by mountains One tenth of all the people in the world live in mountain regions and millions more rely on them for water wood from the forests and substances found below Earth's surface V This map shows some of the major mountain ranges but mountains can be found all over the world Yellow legged frog page 22 Rocky Ridges Great mountain ranges can be found on most continents The Andes is the longest stretching 4 350 miles 7 000 km down the western coast of South America The Rocky Mountains in North America make up the second longest range The Himalayas in Asia contain the world's highest peaks including Mount Everest In Australia the Great Dividing Range runs down the whole of the eastern coastline and in Europe the Alps stretch east to west across six countries Ocean North America Pacific EXTREME ANIMALS Junin flightless grebe page 26 Andes South America Chamois a type of goat found in the European Alps are among the fastest climbers in the world They can clamber up 1 970 feet 600 m in just 10