Himalayas- Fold Mountains Flashcards
Farming: What percentage of Nepalese people are farmers?
76%
Farming: What percentage of Nepal’s GDP is farming?
35%
Farming: What type of farming is most common in Nepal?
Subsistence
Farming: What do subsistence farmers grow/ keep?
Rice, potatoes, goats, poultry, cattle
Farming: Why is the land hard to farm?
As the land has a steep relief, and it’s high altitude
Farming: What’s the problem with high altitudes?
Plants grow slower
Farming: How have the problems with the land been overcome?
Flat platforms dug into the land, and cattle graze in higher areas
HEP: What’s dammed to generate HEP?
Narrow valleys
HEP: Give an example of a village that has HEP, what’s the name of the river?
Ghandruk, the Modi Khola river
HEP: How many homes now have power in Ghandruk?
25%
HEP: What are the hopes for the future of HEP? Why will this be good?
Nepal will produce enough to export to India, raising their income- allowing them to develop
Mining: Give 2 examples of precious gemstones mined in the Himalayas
Diamonds, sapphires
Tourism: How many foreign tourists visited Nepal in 2012?
600,000
Tourism: How much money to Sherpas earn in the 60 days they work? Why is this so important to them?
£3000+, it feeds their families for a year
Tourism: Give an example of a village that benefits from tourism
Namche Bazaar
Tourism: What do trekkers buy in Namche Bazaar? Why is this good for the residents?
Food, souvenirs- giving the residents an income
Tourism: How many metric tons of garbage are there per 1Km in the Himalayas? Give examples of the rubbish left
17, including oxygen tanks and food wrappers
Tourism: What’s the problem with all the litter?
It pollutes habitats and drinking water (also caused by toilet tents)
Deforestation: How much more wood to tourists use than sherpas?
3 times more
Deforestation: Why is it a problem that so many trees are being cut down and burned?
Pollution, and replanting the trees takes a long time at such high altitudes
Deforestation: How many trees are being planted a year?
200,000
Deforestation: How else is this problem being solved?
More households are using gas, so less wood is needed
