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Fold Mountains
- Formation
- When plates collide at
destructive margins
- Found at destructive
plate margins and
places where there used
to be them
- E.g. the west coast of North America
- Areas have lots of very high mountains
which are rocky with steep slopes. Often
snow and glaciers at the peaks and lakes
in the valleys between
- E.g. the west coast of North America
- Found at destructive
plate margins and
places where there used
to be them
- When tectonic plates collide the sedimentary
rocks that have built up between them are
folded and forced upwards to form mountains
- Continental plate and an
oceanic plate collide
- E.g. the Andes in South America
- E.g. the Andes in South America
- Two continental
plates collide
- E.g. the Himalayas in Asia
- E.g. the Himalayas in Asia
- Continental plate and an
oceanic plate collide
- When plates collide at
destructive margins
- Uses
- Farming
- Higher mountain slopes are
used to graze animals e.g.
mountain goats
- Lower slopes are used to grow crops
- Steep slopes are sometimes terraced
to making growing crops easier
- Higher mountain slopes are
used to graze animals e.g.
mountain goats
- Hydro-electric power
- Steep sided mountains and
high lakes (to store water) are
ideal for generating HEP
- Steep sided mountains and
high lakes (to store water) are
ideal for generating HEP
- Forestry
- Good environment to
grow trees e.g. conifers
on steep valley slopes
- Used for fuel,
building materials,
paper and furniture
- Good environment to
grow trees e.g. conifers
on steep valley slopes
- Mining
- Source of metal
ores, zig zag
roads are
carved on the
side for
accessibility
- Source of metal
ores, zig zag
roads are
carved on the
side for
accessibility
- Tourism
- Spectacular scenery
- Winter - sports like
skiing, snowboarding
and ice climbing
- Summer - walks
- Tunnels are drilled to make
straight fast roads and this
improves communication
- Spectacular scenery
- Farming
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