Fold mountains 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRestless EarthGCSEAQA Created by: nimrahali12Created on: 10-08-16 22:20 How are fold mountains formed? When plates collide at a destructive margin 1 of 24 What happens when tectonic plates collide? the sedimentary rock rocks thagt have built up between them are folded and forced upwards to form mountains 2 of 24 Where are fold mountains found? destructive margins and places where there used to be destructive plate margins 3 of 24 For example? The west coast of North America 4 of 24 What plates collide to form a fold mountain? Continental plate and oceanic plate 5 of 24 For example? The andes in South America 6 of 24 You also get a fold mountain formed by two continental plates for example? The himalayas in Asia 7 of 24 Give 3 conditions of a fold mountain? rocky with steep slopes 8 of 24 What are made in the highest bits of the fold mountains? snow and glaciers 9 of 24 What are built between the mounatins? lakes 10 of 24 What are the 5 things human use for fold mountains? farming , hydro-electric power, mining , forestry , tourism 11 of 24 What are the higher mountain slopes used for? Higher mountain slopes are not great for growing crops so they are used to graze animals such as mountain goats 12 of 24 What are the lower slopes used for? They are used to grow crops 13 of 24 What are the steep slopes used for? terraced to make growing crops easier 14 of 24 What are ideal to generate hydro electric power? Steep sided mountains and high lakes ( to store water) 15 of 24 Fold mountains are a major source for? metal ored 16 of 24 Steep slopes make access to the mines difficult so whta is made? So zig zag roads have been carved out on the sides of some mountains to get to them 17 of 24 Fold mountain ranges are a good enviroment to grow?for example? some type fo tree such as confiers 18 of 24 Conifers are grown on steep valley slopes and are used for things such as? fuel , building material ,paper , funiture 19 of 24 What attract tourists? Spectacular scenery 20 of 24 why do the people come in the winter? people visit to do sports such as skiing , snowboarding and ice climbing 21 of 24 What do the tourists do in the summer? walkers come to enjoy the scenery. 22 of 24 What has been made to make faster roads? Tunnels 23 of 24 What does this improve? This improves communications for tourists and people who live in the area as its quicker to get to places 24 of 24
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