Misty Mountains

Comsulea Maia, Avram Sebastian, Nemeth Estera, Chereches Andrei

Mountains: structure
and formation
• Mountain formation refers to the geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains. These
processes are associated with large-scale movements of the Earth's crust (tectonic plates).
• Mountains usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges, and a high point, called a peak or
summit.

Mountain Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, which is

made out of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
Famous mountains of
our planet
Fauna and Flora • Big cats: Snow leopard, Eurasian lynx, cougars
• Birds of Prey: Bearded Vulture, Andean Condor,
Common Buzzard
• Small reptiles: Alpine salamander
• Mountain goats, elks
• Wolves, bears
Fauna and Flora • Edelweiss (Floare de Colt), Crocus
• Coniferous trees (mostly), Mountain Pines
• Moss
Fauna and Flora
Threats to the mountain ecosystem
The changes the planet is undergoing are directly affecting mountainous environments and everything that depends on them: animals, plants and humans.

The climate change is the greatest threat, leading to more frequent natural disasters such as avalanches and a loss of biodiversity.

Uncontrolled deforestation on mountains is also a major factor resulting in more landslides and mudflows.

Intensified use of mountains leads to overexploitation and abstraction of water, driving changes in carbon stock and impacting ecosystem functioning.