Mount Everest
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What Happens To Your Body When You Climb Mount Everest
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What would happen to someone who was teleported to the top of Mount Everest from sea level?
What would happen to someone who was teleported to the top of Mount Everest from sea level?
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What are the symptoms of AMS?
What are the symptoms of AMS?
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The concentration of __________ in your blood increases if you stay at high altitudes for an extended time?
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HACE and HAPE impact blood vessels in the __________ and __________.
Mount Everest Climate Zones
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Follow the links to research the various plants and animals that live in the Himalayas. Then drag them to the correct climate zone(s).
Follow the links to research the various plants and animals that live in the Himalayas. Then drag them to the correct climate zone(s).
- Alpine Chough
- Apollo's Butterfly
- Bengal Tiger
- Blood Pheasant
- Himalayan Black Bear
- Himalayan Edelweiss
- Himalayan Jumping Spider
- Himalayan Tahr
- Himalayan Monal
- Juniper
- Musk Deer
- Orchid
- Red Panda
- Snow Leopard
- Tree Rhododendron
- Yak
- Arctic Zone
- Upper Alpine
- Middle Alpine
- Lower Alpine
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Which zone has the fewest species?
Which zone has the fewest species?
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Why? (from #6)
Why? (from #6)
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Describe two ways that different Himalayan species interact with each other. (be specific)
Describe two ways that different Himalayan species interact with each other. (be specific)
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Describe two ways that humans have impacted Himalayan species.
Describe two ways that humans have impacted Himalayan species.
When Should You Climb Mount Everest?
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Based on the Average Low Temperatures on the summit, which three months have the warmest temperatures?
Based on the Average Low Temperatures on the summit, which three months have the warmest temperatures?
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Based on the Average Wind Speed on the summit, which three months have the calmest winds?
Based on the Average Wind Speed on the summit, which three months have the calmest winds?
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Based on the Average Humidity for Base Camp, which three months have the highest chance of snow?
Based on the Average Humidity for Base Camp, which three months have the highest chance of snow?
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Keeping all of these factors in mind and with the understanding that it takes around two months to climb Mount Everest, when should you start your climb and why?
Keeping all of these factors in mind and with the understanding that it takes around two months to climb Mount Everest, when should you start your climb and why?