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How do people use an area of fold mountains? Case study: The Andes
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Mind-map on the many uses of the Andes mountains.
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How do people use an area of fold mountains? Case study: The Andes
Farming (Bolivia)
Subsistence farmers
Cash crops
Variety of crops grown on the steep slopes
E.g. potatoes which are the locals' main source of food
Flat land retains water in areas that receive very little
Female llamas
Exploited
Key terms
Terrace
Subsistence
Those who farm to provide food for themselves and their family
Irrigation
Hydroelectrical power
Steep slopes and narrow valleys limit farming but benefit HEP
Melting winter snow increases water supply
More energy created
In 2009 the El Platanal plant begain to generate electricity
Mining
More than half of Peru's exports are from mining
YANACOCHA GOLD MINE
Largest in the world
Provides jobs thus income
Andes has a range of important minerals
E.g. tin, nickel, silver and gold
Mountain sprayed with cyanide to destroy everything but gold
Contaminates water supply
Tourism
MACHU PICCHU
Machu Picchu is inhospitable bc remains of early settlements build by the Incas are protected
Natural attractions
Mountain peaks, volcanoes, glaciers and lakes.
Location
Extend down the West coast of South America
Borders 7 countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
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