Fold Mountains Case Study

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Where is the location of the Alps and what countires do they stretch over?
Central Europe-Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland
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When and how where the Alps formed?
Over 30million years ago by the collision between the African and European Plate
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What is the tallest peak called, how high is it and where does it lie?
Mont Blanc, 4810m, Italian-French border
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What is the population of the Alps?
Around 12 million people
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What five things do the people use the Alps for?
Farming, mining, forestry, tourism and HEP
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In farming, what are the steep upland areas used for?
To farm goats which provide milk, cheese and meat
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In farming, what has happened to the sunnier slopes and why?
Have been terraced to plant vineyards
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How many tourists visit the Alps each year and is it a huge part of the economy?
100 million tourists each year and yes, this makes tourism a huge part of the economy
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Why have new villages been built? Give an example of a new village.
They have been built to cater for the quantity of tourists. An example is Tignes in France
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What 'peppers' the landscape?
Ski runs/lifts, cable cars, holiday chalets and restaurants
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What do tourists visit for in summer?
Walking, mountain biking, paragliding and climbing.
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In winter, 70% of tourists visit the steep, snow covered mountains. What do they visit them for?
Skiing, snowboarding and ice climbing.
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What 5 things used to be mined in the Alps?
Salt, silver, gold, copper and iron ore
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Why has mining in the Alps declined dramatically?
Cheaper foreign sources
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What is planted all over the Alps? Why?
Scots Pine because it's more resistant to the munching goats, which kill native tree saplings
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What are the trees logged and sold for?
To make things like furniture
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What are the narrow valleys dammed for? Give an example.
To generate Hydro-Electric Power (HEP), e.g: Berne area in Switzerland
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Where does 60% of Switzerlands electricity come from?
HEP stations in the Alps
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Where is the electricity produced used?
Locally to power homes and businesses. Also, exported to towns and cities further away
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Steep Relief-Why are goats farmed on steep mountains?
They're well adapted to living on them
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Steep relief-What are trees and man-made defences used to protect against?
Avalanches and Rock Slides
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Poor Soils-Why are animals grazed in most high areas?
The soil isn't great for growing crops
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Limited communications-Where have roads been built? Give an example.
Over passes (lower points between mountains), eg: the Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy.
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Why have tunnels been cut through mountains? Give an example.
As passes can be blocked by snow, to provide faster transport links, Lotschberg Base Tunnel has been cut through the Bernese Alps in Switzerland
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