Mountain Uses

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Andrea  Coley
Quiz by Andrea Coley, updated more than 1 year ago
Andrea  Coley
Created by Andrea Coley over 8 years ago
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Question 1

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How much does it cost to walk the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu?
Answer
  • $30
  • $50
  • $100
  • $200

Question 2

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The weight limit for a porter carrying tourists luggage on the Inca trail is...
Answer
  • 20kg
  • 25kg
  • 30kg

Question 3

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There is a hotel at the site of Machu Picchu called the Belmond Lodge Hotel.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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The Yanacocha Gold Mine is located where?
Answer
  • 850km SSE of La Paz, Bolivia
  • 850km NNW of Lima, Peru
  • 300km E of Lima, Peru

Question 5

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Which of the following are positives of the Yanacocha Gold mine opening in the Andes
Answer
  • 55% of Peru's economy is based on mining
  • Mercury polluted the local water supply
  • 15,000 jobs were created
  • Lots of the jobs created were low paid
  • Money from the mine is being reinvested in the local community

Question 6

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Some Quechua people are adapted to have more haemoglobin in their blood to increase blood flow around the body at high altitude where oxygen is low. How high up do those people live?
Answer
  • 4000 feet
  • 9000 feet
  • 13000 feet

Question 7

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Puna grass is one of the things used to build traditional Quechua people's homes?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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The Quechua are mostly subsistence farmers who farm at high altitude on terraces, what are their main crops?
Answer
  • Potato and quinoa
  • Potato and carrots
  • Carrots and peas

Question 9

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Most of the water that supplies the Yuncan Dam comes from rainfall.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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How much did the Yuncan Dam cost?
Answer
  • $152 million
  • $262 million
  • $362 million
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