Case Study - Fold Mountains

Question 1

Name a case study.

Answer 1

The Alps.

Question 2

Following on from the last question, what does The Alps offer for human uses of this area?

Answer 2

Hydroelectric power and power plants. Sports like hiking and skiing. Farming - and plants/crops in the valley and animal farming on the sides of the fold mountains (goats - meat and milk products). Mining for materials. Deforestation for wooden products to use a tourism and money.

Question 3

Name the advantages and disadvantages of a fold mountain.

Answer 3

Advantages.
Sports - skiing and hiking to bring revenue and increase tourism.
Farming - Getting milk from goats as they are more accommodated to the mountainous terrain, and plant/ crop farming at the bottom of the valley.
Hydroelectric power - Gives a large amount of power to areas around the Alps.
Disadvantages.
Deforestation - increases the chance of snowfall and flooding and harms the animals environments.

Question 4

How are fold mountains, like The Alps, formed?

Answer 4

Rivers carry sediment, which is known as a geosyncline, and the sediment accumulates on the sea bed. The geosyncline fills with sediment compressed into rock and the plates begin to move, then it begins to compress. there is continued compression from plate movement and sediment become folded into fold mountains.