Mountaineers refer to altitudes above about ______ metres as the ‘death zone’.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 8,000.
- Above about 8,000 meters (26,000 feet), the human body cannot survive at all, and starts to shut down. Mountaineers call this altitude the "death zone."
- Mount Everest is 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) tall. The urban area of El Alto, Bolivia, is the highest-altitude city on Earth.