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Mind Map by lloyd.richards98, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by lloyd.richards98
over 10 years ago
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Use of Fold Mountains: Andes
- Mining
- Andes contains many useful minerals
- Andean countries
rank in the top 10 in
the world for tin,
nickel, silver and gold
- Andean countries
rank in the top 10 in
the world for tin,
nickel, silver and gold
- Yanacocha Gold Mine
- Largest Gold Mine in the world
- Open Pit
- Dynamite used to free the gold from the rock
- Then sprayed with cyanide
- Then sprayed with cyanide
- Cajamarca
- Nearby town which has grown from 30,000
people to 240,000 people in 2005
- Jobs created
- Problems: Lack of
services, resources and
increased crime rate
- Nearby town which has grown from 30,000
people to 240,000 people in 2005
- Largest Gold Mine in the world
- More than half of Peru's exports are
from mining
- Andes contains many useful minerals
- Tourism
- Natural Features and Attractions
- Glaciers
- Peaks
- Volcanoes
- Glaciers
- Machu Picchu
- Historic City
- Historic City
- Inca Trail
- 45 km trek
- Finishing at Machu Picchu
- Altitudes of 4,200m are reached
- Finishing at Machu Picchu
- Named as a world heritage site
- Tropical jungle
- 250 species of orchid found
- Many species of tropical birds
- 250 species of orchid found
- 45 km trek
- Natural Features and Attractions
- Farming
- Subsistence Farmers
- Grow crops on the slopes with the help of TERRACES
- Terraces retain water
- Limit the downward movement of soil
- Terraces retain water
- Grow crops on the slopes with the help of TERRACES
- Use of Llamas
- Carrying materials for irrigation and
buildings into inaccessible areas
- Machu Picchu used llamas
- Carry over 25% of their own bodyweight
- Transport
- Meat and milk and wool
- Carrying materials for irrigation and
buildings into inaccessible areas
- Subsistence Farmers
- HEP
- Steep Sided Andes slopes mean water flows faster
- Even more so when the snow melts and adds to the water flow
- Even more so when the snow melts and adds to the water flow
- Narrow Valleys
- Easily Dammed
- Easily Dammed
- Yuncan Project
- Paucartambo and
Huachon Rivers
- Paucartambo and
Huachon Rivers
- El Platinal Project
- Cañete River
- Cañete River
- Steep Sided Andes slopes mean water flows faster
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