The Andes Mountains Fold Mountains Flashcards
Where can the best land be found in the Andes mountains for farming?
The valley floors
How are crops grown on the valley sides? What does this technique allow?
Terraces have been dug into the valley sides and they are held up by retaining walls, the flat terraces help to hold up water in a region where there are marked shortages.
Which crops are mainly grown in the Andes mountains?
Maize,rice and cotton, the main staple crop of the Andes is the potato as there are hundreds of different varieties found in the mountains.
What are llamas used for in the Andes?
Transportation and to carry goods
What is the alpaca used for in the Andes mountains?
To produce cloth.
Tell me all mineable materials that are present in the Andes
There are large deposits of coal,oil and natural gas, iron ore, gold, silver,tin, copper, phosphates and nitrates and bauxites(aluminium ore).
Give me an example of one mining town in the Andes and tell me about it
Cajamarca, is a town located near the largest gold mine in the world named yanacocha gold mine. The towns population has grown from 30000 when the mine started to 240000 people in 2005
Give me an example of a hydroelectric dam in the Andes and which rivers does it dam?
The yuncam dam dams the puacartambo and huachan rivers in northeast Peru.
Why are the valleys of the Andes mountains an ideal place to build hydroelectric dams?
The narrow valleys are ideal as they cut costs, and the steep relief increases water velocities allowing electricity generation.
Give me an example of an Eco-tourism hotspot one is able to do in the Andes?
The Amazon basin, in the east found along the madre de dios river near to Puerto Maldonado.
Which trek can one do in Peru which is arguably the “highlight of Peru”
The inca trail, which covers 43km of old pathways linking together old inca settlements. The trek finishes in machu pichu. The trek is one of only 23 UNesco World heritage sites.
How long is the mountain range and how many countries does it cover?
7000km, 6
