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Fold Mountains Case Study
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- 1What is the case study for Fold Mountains?The Andes
- 2Where are the Andes mountains?South America.
They run the length of the South America and are the longest range of fold mountains in the world being 7,000 km long, - 3How long ago were the Andes Mountains formed?65 million years ago
- 4How do people use fold mountains?- Farming
- Mining
- Hydroelectric Power
-Tourism - 5What are terraces? Why are they helpful to farmers?Terraces are steps cut into hillsides to create areas of flat land.
They help farmers because it means they can grow crops on flat land instead of the sloped hillsides. - 6What is another advantage of terraces?Terraces also retain water because the land is flat and collects on them instead of running down the sloped sides of the mountains. This is good when you're living in a harsh environment that receives little water.
- 7What is another advantage of terraces?The help to prevent the downward movement of soil in areas where the soils are thin in the first place.
- 8What cash crops are grown on the Andes?- Soybeans
- Rice
- Cotton - 9Why is the Andes mountain range good for mining?The Andes mountain range is mined as it has a range of important minerals inside of it. These include Tin, Nickel, Silver, and Gold.
- 10How much of Peru's exports are from mining?More than half of Peru's exports are from mining.
- 11What is the largest Gold mine in the world?The largest gold mine is the Yanacocha gold mine
- 12How is gold extracted from the Yanacocha mine?It is an open pit where the rock that contains gold is loosened by dynamite blasts everyday.
The rock is then sprayed with cyanide and the gold is extracted from the final solution. - 13What is a disadvantage to this mining technique?The final solution can lead to contaminated water supplies.
- 14Why are the Andes good for Hydroelectric power?They are good for Hydroelectric power because there are steep slopes and valleys. These can be dammed a lot easier than wider valleys.
- 15How does the weather help with Hydroelectric power?The weather helps because it snows. This snow then melts in spring which increases the supply of water.
- 16What Hydroelectric power plant was made in 2009?In 2009 the El Platanal power plant started to make electricity. A huge dam had been made across the Canete River.
- 17Why would tourists go to the Andes Mountains?There are many tourist attractions in the Andes Mountains, this including mountain peaks, volcanoes, glaciers, lakes and the remains of early settlements.
- 18What is the Machu Picchu settlement?The Machu Picchu settlement is the remains of a settlement built by the Incas.
It is also known as the Sacred 'Lost city of the Incas'. - 19What is the Inca Trail?The Inca Trail is south America's best-known trek.
- 20Why is it popular?The Inca trail contains a mix of stunning Inca ruins, mountain scenery, lush forest and Tropical jungle.
- 21Why is the Machu Picchu historic sanctuary an important natural and archaeological reserve?The Machu Picchu historic sanctuary is important because it houses 250 species of orchid and numerous species of bird.
- 22What does the Inca Trail consist of?The Inca trail is a hike that finishes at Machu picchu, 'the sacred lost city of the Incas'.
It's a 45 km trek that is usually covered in 4 days.
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