FOLD MOUNTAINS

FOLD MOUNTAINS

HOW WE USE FOLD MOUNTAINS
1. TOURISM
  1. ATTRACTIVE TO TOURISTS
  2. WINTER: SKIING, ICE CLIMBING ETC
  3. SUMMER: WALKERS LOVE SCENERY
2. FARMING
  1. HIGHER MOUNTAINS: GRAZE ANIMALS
  2. LOWER MOUNTAINS: GROW CROPS
3. MINING
  1. FOLD MOUNTAINS: SOURCE OF METAL ORES
4. FORESTRY
  1. FOLD MOUNTAINS = GREAT FOR GROWING TREES E.G. CONIFERS
    1. GROWN ON STEEP SIDED SLOPES
      1. USED FOR BUILDING, PAPER, FUEL
5. HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER
  1. STEEP SIDED MOUNTAINS - IDEAL FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY
HOW ARE THEY MADE?
1. CREATED WHEN TWO TECTONIC PLATES COLLIDE
2. THE SEDIMENTARY ROCK THAT'S BUILT UP BETWEEN THEM = FOLDED AND FORCED UP FORMING MOUNTAINS
WHERE ARE THEY FORMED?
1. AT...
  1. DESTRUCTIVE PLATE MARGINS
  2. CONTINENTAL + OCEANIC COLLIDE
  3. 2 CONTINENTAL COLLIDE
THE ALPS CASE STUDY
1. (SAME USES)
2. LOCALS ADAPTED
  1. STEEP RELIEF
    1. GOATS: FARMED --> WELL ADAPTED TO STEEP MOUNTAINS
    2. TREES --> PROTECT AGAINST E.G. AVALANCHE
  2. POOR SOILS
  3. LIMITED COMMUNICATION

Resource summary

	Created by diamondwyatt about 10 years ago