Fold Mountains - Case Study
- Created by: HLeiper
- Created on: 08-04-14 17:49
View mindmap
- Fold Mountains - Case Study
- Alps - Central Europe
- Formed 30 million years ago - collision between African and European plates
- Mont Blanc - tallest peak at 4810m
- Around 12 million people - population
- Farming
- Steep upland areas used for goats - provide milk cheese and meat
- Sunnier slopes - terraced to plant vineyards
- Tourism
- 100 million tourists each yeah - huge part of economy
- 70% in winter used for skiing, snowboarding and ice climbing
- New villages been built to cater for tourists
- Ski runs, ski lifts, cable cars, holiday chalets and restaurants
- Hydro-electric power
- Narrow valleys dammed to generate HEP
- The electricity produced is used locally and also cities further away
- Mining
- Salt, iron, gold, silver and copper were mined in the Alps - declined
- Forestry
- Scots pine is more resilient to munching goats - trees are sold to make furniture
- People have adapted
- Steep relief - sheep well adapted
- Poor Soils - not good for growing crops, farming animals good
- Limited Communications - Roads and tunnels have been built
Comments
No comments have yet been made