Short excerpt from America’s Library article:
Short Reading Idaho
Idaho–Land of Contrasts
Idaho — Land of Contrasts
Have you ever heard of a mountain growing right before your eyes? That’s what happened on October 28, 1983.
I. Vocabulary words from this article:
- glacier
- dramatic
- drastic
- grind
- spectacular
- remnant
- erosion
- harsh
- shallow
- meadow
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II. Pre-Reading Questions
What types of natural events might cause changes in the landscape?
How do mountains grow? How do they get smaller?
III. Reading Time
Idaho–Land of Contrasts
When you have finished reading, return to this page and answer the questions below.
IV. Post-Reading Questions
What unusual event happened on October 28, 1983?
a. an earthquake
b. a volcano
c. a glacier
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