fold mountains Flashcards
1
Q
mountain range
A
Andes
2
Q
length km
A
7000 km
3
Q
where?
A
west coast of south America
4
Q
farming
A
most crops are grown in lower valleys
terracing cuts into landscape to retain water and access
cash crops- soybean, rice and cotton
subsidence- potatoes
5
Q
hydro electric power
A
steep slopes+ narrow sides is ideal
snow melt+ high rainfall
Yancan river dam
6
Q
tourism
A
natural beauty 90'000 tourists Inca trail & macho pichu ski resorts llamas used to carry bags
7
Q
mining
A
gold rush
worlds biggest gold mine
less efficient recent years
8
Q
steep relief adaptations
A
goats are farmed- well adapted to living on steep mountains
trees, man made defences stop avalanches and rock slides
9
Q
poor soils
A
animals graze on the higher up and poorer soils
10
Q
limited communications
A
roads built through mountains
roads cut into sides of mountain- not overcrowd the floor
