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The characteristic of mountain ranges
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Mind Map on The characteristic of mountain ranges, created by meggiemoolane on 04/12/2014.
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mountain ranges
mountains
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The characteristic of mountain ranges
Gradient
Mountains have a gradient of over 5 degrees
Altitude
Hazards
Freezing temperature
Avalanches
Not much oxygen
Unstable ground
Air pressure is low
Population density
Low population
Crops are hear to grow
Quechuans live in the Andes
Economic activities
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Joe Simpson- Touching the void
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Archeology
Glaciology
La Doncella- Inca sacrifice frozen under a glacier on Mount Llullaillaco
Temperature and precipitation
Cold
It's high up, so there is less pressure and less heat
Relief rainfall
Mountains push clouds up, where it is cooler, so they condense and it rains, or in freezing conditions it is snow
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