Andes

Question 1

HEP

Answer 1

Steep slopes & highly valley sides (dammed easily)
Melting snow = fast flowing water
Yuncan project dams the paucartamb and huachon rivers in Peru

Question 2

Tourism

Answer 2

natural attractions (volcanoes, glaciers, lakes, Machu Picchu)
Reached by trekking up the inca trail
Ancient historic settlement
One of only 23 unesco world heritage sites

Question 3

Mining

Answer 3

Tin, nickel, silver, gold
More than 1/2 perus exports from gold
Yanacocha gold mine in Peru is largest gold mine in world
Nearby town cajamarca grown to 240,000 people in 2005 from 30,000

Question 4

Farming

Answer 4

mainly subsistence
Bolivian main food source is potatoes
Farmers adapt to steep slopes by digging terraces to trap water & nutrients
Other crops grown in lower valleys where there’s fertile soil
Llamas used for meat & carrying materials
Soy beans, rice, cotton