Adaptations to Landforms

Question 1

Farming

Answer 1

> 76% of Nepalese work in farming - Making up 35% of the country GDP. Most exports go to India
Many farmers are subsistence farmers - they only grow enough food for their own families. Farms are small and fragmented.
Himalayan slopes are steep, and soils are thin, so crops are grown on terraces.
Increasing the amount of land for farming has led to major deforestation - causing soil erosion, flooding and threatening to livelihoods of farmers throughout Nepal

Question 2

Hydro-Electric Power

Answer 2

> HEP is clean and renewable and Nepal has the potential to generate a huge amount of it. Only 30% of rural Nepalese have electricity (90% in urban areas)
Exploiting this potential, and generating enough electricity to export to India, is seen as important ways of helping Nepal to develop

Question 3

Mining

Answer 3

> Major source of metal ore. The steep slopes make access to the mines difficult, so zig-zag roads have been carved out on the sides for easy access.

Question 4

Tourism

Answer 4

> Travel to the Himalayas because of Everest. Each team of 7 climbers has to pay £50,000 to the Gov.
Also have to employ local people as ‘Sherpa’s’, who act as guides. They can earn at least £16,00 for 60 days work.

Question 5

Forestry

Answer 5

> FMR are a good environment to grow some types of trees (conifers), They are grown on the steep valleys and slopes and are used for things like fuel, building materials and to make things like paper and furniture.

Question 6

Limited Communications

Answer 6

very few can use mobile phones but most by a written form

Question 7

Steep Relief

Answer 7

Have carved paths on the mountain to make access to higher places easier.

Question 8

Poor Soil

Answer 8

Crops are often grown on terraces as the soil is thin.