Case Study: Fold Mountains - The Andes - created from Mind Map

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Subsistence- farming to provide food and other resources for the farmers own family

Terraces - steps cut into hillside to create areas of flat land

Irrigation -artificial watering of the land

Farming

Mining

Tourism

In Bolivia many subsistence farmers grow potatoes as their main source of food

They use terraces to grow crops

Areas of flat land retain water easier

Most crops are grown in the lower valley

Llamas carry materials for irrigation and buildings

These animals carry 25% of their body weight making them suitabale for the work

South America is a exporter of nickel and tin

The Yannacoha gold mine is the largest in the world

The town of Camajamara has grown from 30,000 to a population of 240,000 since 2005

There are many mountain peaks containg over 250 types of orchard

The Inca Trail contains Maccu Pichu

The trek is 45 km and lasts 4 days.