The Andes Case Study
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- Created on: 14-04-16 12:16
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- Llamas
- They are used for milk
- They are used for transportation
- They are used for food
- Llamas and alpacas are used
- Farming
- Subsistence farming is widely used, with terraced mountain sides
- Over 200 different types of potato are grown
- Farming
- The steep slopes and narrow valleys are ideal for HEP
- Hydro-Electric Power
- They can easily be dammed and relief encourages a rapid flow of water which generates electricity
- The variation in rainfall throughout the year is a disadvantage
- The Yuncan Dam Project dams the Paucartambo and the Huachon rivers in Peru
- The El Platinal Project was contructed in 2009 and is Peru's 2nd largest dam
- Hydro-Electric Power
- Natural attractions
- Tourism
- Over 250 species of Orchid in Machu Picchu
- The Andes
- Location
- South America
- Farming
- Subsistence farming is widely used, with terraced mountain sides
- Over 200 different types of potato are grown
- Mining
- The Yanacocha gold mine is the largest gold mine in the world
- They mine coal, oil, silver, tin, copper and gold
- More than half of Peru's exports are from mining
- Hydro-Electric Power
- They can easily be dammed and relief encourages a rapid flow of water which generates electricity
- The variation in rainfall throughout the year is a disadvantage
- The Yuncan Dam Project dams the Paucartambo and the Huachon rivers in Peru
- The El Platinal Project was contructed in 2009 and is Peru's 2nd largest dam
- Location
- Volcanos
- Mountain peaks
- Glaciers
- Lakes
- Tourism
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