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Grade 1 Social Studies · World 2: Our Big World · Level 11
Mountains and Valleys
Mountains are very high land. Valleys are low land between them.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 11
- Landforms are the shapes of the land. A mountain is very high land with steep sides.
- It's colder high up, so the tops of tall mountains can be snowy, even in summer.
- Many mountains in a row make a mountain range. Georgia's mountains are in the north. The highest one is Brasstown Bald.
- The tallest mountain in the whole world is Mount Everest, in Asia.
- A valley is low land between hills or mountains. Rivers flow downhill, so they often run through valleys.
- Try it with a grown-up! Put a blanket over two pillows. The pillows are mountains. The low dip between them is a valley!
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS1G3.c — Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, and coasts).