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HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE ANDES
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Mind Map on HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE ANDES, created by Araminta Robertson on 02/25/2014.
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HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE ANDES
FARMING
SUBSISTENCE farmers, farm for own needs
use TERRACES creating flat land on slopes
Retain water
Also limit the downward movement of thin soil
Llamas are most used animals
carry materials for IRRIGATION
Can carry 25 % of their weight
Female used for meat and milk, wool for rugs
MINING
Rage of important materials
Largest gold mine in world
Rock sprayed with cyanide contaminating water
Many more inhabitants now, bringing problems: lack of services
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
Steep and narrow valleys
Easily dammed
Relief encourages rapid flow of water
Melting snow in spring increasing water
TOURISM
Many natural attractions
Mountain peaks
Volcanoes
Glaciers
Discover how people lived in inhospitable areas
Ruins
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