The Andes - A Fold Mountain Case Study

Question 1

Why are tourists attracted to the The Andes?

Answer 1

Beautiful winter scenery.
Wildlife.
Winter sports.

Question 2

What popular resorts developed in the 1950s?

Answer 2

St Moritz.

Chamonix.

Question 3

Why is the scenery beautiful?

Answer 3

Glaciated mountains, snow-capped peaks and forests.

Question 4

Lakeland summer resorts such as?

Answer 4

Lucerne.

Garda.

Question 5

Describe the winter facilities.

Answer 5

Winter sports both indoor and outdoor such as ski slopes, ice rinks and toboggan runs.

Question 6

How is there good communication within the Andes?

Answer 6

Close to international road and rail routes using Alpine passes such as the Simpion pass.
International air ports at Geneva and Zurich.

Question 7

Where is the Andes close to?

Answer 7

Affluent parts of Europe.

Rich.

Question 8

What is the Andes weather like?

Answer 8

Has good snowfalls but also crisp clear days for winter sports.
Summers which are warm with showers.

Question 9

Why is the valley floor an idea location for farming and forestry?

Answer 9

Its has flat land.
The soils are deeper and fertile.
Shelter from the wind.

Question 10

How are avalanches a problem?

Answer 10

The rock that falls can injure and kill people as well as blocking roads.

Question 11

What do roads and railway need?

Answer 11

Expensive tunnels, passes avalanche centre and hair pin bends.

Question 12

Why is travel difficult?

Answer 12

Due to cold and wet climate with heavy snowfall and high winds.

Question 13

What produces fast flowing rivers?

Answer 13

Steep slopes, high precipitation and summer melting of the glaciers.

Question 14

Fast flowing rivers are ideal for what?

Answer 14

Generating power.

Question 15

Narrow valleys are easy to what?

Answer 15

Dam and there are lakes in which to store the water.

Question 16

Some cheap hydroelectric power is used by what?

Answer 16

The saw mills.

Question 17

How requires a high input of electricity?

Answer 17

Electrochemicals, fertiliser manufacture and aluminium smelting.

Question 18

How high are the slopes covered in coniferous forests?

Answer 18

Up to 1800m.

This gives rise to the timber industry.

Question 19

What is the traditional farming?

Answer 19

Dairying although some hay and cereals are grown with sugar beet, wines and fruit in the warmer areas.

Question 20

Dairy farmers use a system called what?

Answer 20

Transhumance, the seasonal movemeny of animals.

Question 21

In summer where are the animals taken to?

Answer 21

High alp to graze.

Question 22

In winter where are the animals taken to?

Answer 22

Return to the farm where they are stall-fed in large barns.

Question 23

Low…

Answer 23

Population densities.

Question 24

What makes it difficult to build houses and communicate?

Answer 24

High altitude and steep slopes.

Question 25

Describe the population of the alps.

Answer 25

The population of the Alps is larger than any other fold mountain region due to the reasonably fertile land.