International Mountains Day 2018 Mountains Mountains have a great importance in our environment. A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. Mountains play a vital and significant role in providing water and food supply to the millions and billions of people all over the world. Mountains almost cover around 22 percent of the surface of the earth and 13 percent of the world’s population live in the mountains mostly in northern parts of the area usually on peaks. Almost Ninety percent of the world’s mountain inhabitants/people live in the developing countries, where a large amount of population live under the poverty line of mountains, and one out of every three individuals experiences the danger of food insecurity due to loss of fauna and flora. Mou...