The Andes - A Fold Mountain Case Study Flashcards
Why are tourists attracted to the The Andes?
Beautiful winter scenery.
Wildlife.
Winter sports.
What popular resorts developed in the 1950s?
St Moritz.
Chamonix.
Why is the scenery beautiful?
Glaciated mountains, snow-capped peaks and forests.
Lakeland summer resorts such as?
Lucerne.
Garda.
Describe the winter facilities.
Winter sports both indoor and outdoor such as ski slopes, ice rinks and toboggan runs.
How is there good communication within the Andes?
Close to international road and rail routes using Alpine passes such as the Simpion pass.
International air ports at Geneva and Zurich.
Where is the Andes close to?
Affluent parts of Europe.
Rich.
What is the Andes weather like?
Has good snowfalls but also crisp clear days for winter sports.
Summers which are warm with showers.
Why is the valley floor an idea location for farming and forestry?
Its has flat land.
The soils are deeper and fertile.
Shelter from the wind.
How are avalanches a problem?
The rock that falls can injure and kill people as well as blocking roads.
What do roads and railway need?
Expensive tunnels, passes avalanche centre and hair pin bends.
Why is travel difficult?
Due to cold and wet climate with heavy snowfall and high winds.
What produces fast flowing rivers?
Steep slopes, high precipitation and summer melting of the glaciers.
Fast flowing rivers are ideal for what?
Generating power.
Narrow valleys are easy to what?
Dam and there are lakes in which to store the water.
Some cheap hydroelectric power is used by what?
The saw mills.
How requires a high input of electricity?
Electrochemicals, fertiliser manufacture and aluminium smelting.
How high are the slopes covered in coniferous forests?
Up to 1800m.
This gives rise to the timber industry.
What is the traditional farming?
Dairying although some hay and cereals are grown with sugar beet, wines and fruit in the warmer areas.
Dairy farmers use a system called what?
Transhumance, the seasonal movemeny of animals.
In summer where are the animals taken to?
High alp to graze.
In winter where are the animals taken to?
Return to the farm where they are stall-fed in large barns.
Low…
Population densities.
What makes it difficult to build houses and communicate?
High altitude and steep slopes.
Describe the population of the alps.
The population of the Alps is larger than any other fold mountain region due to the reasonably fertile land.
