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Name a Fold Mountain Range and it's: - Location - Formation -Population |
The Alps -Location: Central Europe -Formation: 30 million years ago by a collision between the African and European plates. -Population: Around 12 million people |
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What are the 5 things The Alps is used for? |
1. Farming 2.Hydro-electric Power (HEP) 3. Tourism 4. Mining 5. Forestry |
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Name 2 ways farming in used in the Alps. |
1. The steep upland areas are used to farm goats, which provide: - Milk - Cheese - Meat 2. Sunnier slopes have been terraced to plant vineyards. |
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Give an example of a location of a plant vineyard in the Alps. |
Lavaux, Switzerland |
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How is Hydro-electric Power (HEP) generated in the Alps? |
The narrow valleys are dammed to generate HEP.
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Name 2 ways Hydro-electric Power (HEP) is used in the Alps.
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1. The electricity produced is used locally to power homes and businesses.
2. The electricity is also exported to towns and cities further away. |
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Name a location of Hydro-electric Power (HEP) in the Alps. |
In the Berne area in Switzerland. |
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What percentage of Switzerland's electricity is from the HEP stations in the Alps? |
60% |
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How many tourists visit the Alps each year? |
100 million |
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What percentage of tourists visit the Alps in the winter? |
70% |
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What activities do the tourists do in the Alps in the winter? (3) |
1. Skiing 2. Snowboarding 3. Ice climbing |
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What activities do the tourists do in the Alps in the summer? (4) |
1. Walking 2. Mountain biking 3. Paragliding 4. Climbing |
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What has built in the Alps to cater for the quantity of tourists? |
New villages |
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Name an example of a new village in the Alps. |
Tignes (in France) |
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What materials were mined in the Alps? (5) |
1. Salt 2. Iron ore 3. Gold 4. Silver 5. Copper |
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Why has mining in the Alps declined dramatically? |
Due to cheaper foreign sources. |
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Forestry is a use in the Alps. What type of tree is planted? |
Scots Pine |
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Why is Scots Pine planted in the Alps? |
It is more resilient to the munching goats, which kill native tree saplings. |
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What are the Scots Pine be used for by humans? |
They are logged and sold to make things like furniture. |
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Name 3 conditions in the Alps people have adapted to. |
1. Steep relief 2. Poor soils 3. Limited communications |
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How have people on the Alps adapted to steep relief? (2) |
1. Farm goats as they are well adapted to live on steep mountains. 2. Trees and man-made defences are used to protect against avalanches and rock slides. |
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How have people on the Alps adapted to poor soils?
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Animals are grazed in most high areas as the soil isn't great for growing crops. |
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How have people on the Alps adapted to limited communications? (2)
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1. Roads have been built over passes (lower points between mountains) 2. Tunnels have been cut through the mountains to provide fast transport links. |
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Why have the tunnels been built in the Alps? (2) |
1. It takes a long time to drive over passes. 2. The passes can be blocked by snow. |
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Give an example of a pass in the Alps. |
The Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy. |
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Give an example of a tunnel in the Alps. |
Lötschberg Base Tunnel (which has been cut through the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.) |
