Fold Mountain Range - The Andes

Question 1

What is our case study for a fold mountain range?

Answer 1

The Andes, in South America.

Question 2

Name 4 ways in which people use fold mountains?

Answer 2

Farming.
Hydro electric power.
Mining.
Tourism.

Question 3

Name 4 countries which The Andes run through?

Answer 3

Bolivia.
Peru.
Columbia.
Chile.

Question 4

How long is the Andes mountain range?

Answer 4

7000km.

Question 5

What type of farmers farm in the Andes?

Answer 5

Subsistence.

Question 6

What does terraced farming do to the land?

Answer 6

Flat land is created on sleep slopes.

This collects water in an area that receives little water.

Question 7

What does terraced farming stop?

Answer 7

Soil erosion in places where soil is very thin.

Question 8

Name 3 cash crops grown in the Andes?

Answer 8

Soybeans.
Rice.
Cotton.

Question 9

What animal is used in farming in the Andes?

Answer 9

Llama.

Question 10

Why are the steep slopes of the Andes an advantage for HEP?

Answer 10

They can be easily dammed.

Relief encourages the rapid fall of water.

Question 11

Name an HEP project in the Andes?

Answer 11

The Yuncan project.

Question 12

Where is the Yuncan project?

Answer 12

North east peru.

Question 13

Name 4 materials that can be found in the Andes?

Answer 13

Tin.
Nickel.
Silver.
Gold.

Question 14

How much of peru’s exports come from mining?

Answer 14

More than half.

Question 15

Name the largest gold mine in the world?

Answer 15

The Yanacocha gold mine in Peru.

Question 16

Name 3 things that attract tourists to the Andes?

Answer 16

Mountains.
Volcanoes.
Glaciers.
Lakes.
Machu Picchu.