Fold mountains case study

The Alps

• The Alps is located in central Europe and stretches across many contrys such as France and Switzerland. 
• The Alps were formed about 30 million years ago by the collision between the African and European plates.
• The population in The Alps is around 12 million people in total. 

Uses of The Alps

Farming

• The steep upland areas are used to farm goats, which provide milk, chesse and meat. 
• Some sunnier slopes have been terraced to plate vineyards (Lavaux, Switzerland)

Tourism 

• 100 million tourists visit the Alps wach year making tourism a huge part of the economy
• New villages have been built to cater for the quantity of tourists
• Ski runs, ski…