Case Studies

Uses:

• Tourism; Skiing in the Winter, dramatic moutain scenery tours in the Summer.
• Farming; Terraces created to make areas of flat land that can be used for growing as well as livestock. The terraces retain water better and are therefore more fertile.
• Hydroelectric Power; Steep slopes and rapid flow of water.

Challenges:

• Relief; High mountains, steep slopes and narrow valleys with little flat land for farming.
• Climate; Temperature drops with height, growing season is short.
• Soils; Stony, thin and infertile.
• Accessebility; Travelling along valleys is ok, but getting between them is much harder.

Human Adaptations:

• Railway tunnels cut through the mountain to make travelling between valleys quicker and easier.
• Terraces.