Explore the highest mountain above sea level with this engaging Mount Everest reading comprehension resource.

Students will learn where Mount Everest is located and discover how its summit reaches 8,848.86 metres above sea level on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China. The passages introduce the Himalayas and explain how movements of Earth’s tectonic plates helped form this enormous mountain range.

Students will also explore Everest’s extreme environment, including thin air, freezing temperatures, strong winds, snow and glaciers. The resource introduces the local names Sagarmatha and Chomolungma and explains the important connection of Sherpa communities with the Himalayan region.

The passages also introduce Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who completed the first confirmed successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, and the protection of the Nepalese side within UNESCO-listed Sagarmatha National Park.

What’s included:

• Informational reading passages
• Mount Everest geography
• Himalayas and tectonic plates
• Height, glaciers and extreme climate
• Sagarmatha and Chomolungma
• Sherpa people
• Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
• Sagarmatha National Park
• Reading comprehension questions
• Written response activities

Perfect for Asia studies, mountains, landforms, Earth science, extreme environments, geography, famous landmarks, reading comprehension and homeschool learning.

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