Case Study - Fold Mountain

Question 1

What are ‘Micro hydro projects’?

Answer 1

• Creating electricity for the planet requires hundreds of massive power plants.
• In the Himalyan nation of Nepal, mountains prevent this delivery

Question 2

How are micro hydro projects used in Fold Mountains (Himalayas)

Answer 2

• HEP is clean and renewable, with Nepal having the potential to generate a huge amount of it.
• But only 30% of rural Nepalese have electricity, so exploiting this potential and generating enough electricity to eventually export it, are seen as important ways of helping Nepal to develop

Question 3

How is farming a use on Fold Mountains?

Answer 3

• 76% of Nepelese work in farming. It makes up 36% of the country’s GDP.
• Many exports go to India, as in Southern Nepal it’s easier to transport goods across the border to Nepal than mountainous regiosn

Question 4

Where are crops grown?

Answer 4

• Crops are often grown on terraces because Himalayan slopes are steep so soil is thin

Question 5

What have the Nepalese government done?

Answer 5

• They have set up projects to encourage the production of cash crops like tea, ginger

Question 6

What are ‘Subsistence’ farmers?

Answer 6

• Farmers who only grow enough food for their own families