TOURISTS FAVOURITE DESTINATION MOUNTAINS - SCENIC BEAUTY FOR RELAXATION
TOURISTS DESTINATION MOUNTAINS- Far From the Madding Crowd WHAT IS A MOUNTAIN ? A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust ,with steep sides that show significant e xposed bedrock. A few mountains are isolated Summits and occur in mountain ranges. FORMATION OF MOUNTAINS : Mountains are formed through tectonic forces , erosion or volcanism which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. High elevation on mountains produce colder climate than at sea level at similar latitude .Colder climate strongly affect the ecosystem of mountain tend to be used less for agriculture and more for resources and recreation such as mountain climbing and skiing. HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH AND HIGHEST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest and in our Solar System is Olympus Mons in Mars which is about two and a half times Mount Everest's height above sea lev