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