The Andes

Question 1

Location of The Andes?

Answer 1

West coast of South America

Question 2

Which plates form The Andes?

Answer 2

Nazca below the South American

Question 3

How old are The Andes?

Answer 3

65 million years

Question 4

How long are The Andes?

Answer 4

7,000 km

Question 5

How wide are The Andes?

Answer 5

300 km

Question 6

Average height of The Andes?

Answer 6

4,000 km

Question 7

4 uses of The Andes

Answer 7

• Farming
• HEP
• Mining
• Tourism

Question 8

Farming in The Andes (3)

Answer 8

• Use terraces for crop farming
• Llamas carry materials for building
• Female Llamas used for meat, milk and wool

Question 9

Common crops in farming in The Andes (3)

Answer 9

• Soya beans
• Rice
• Cotton

Question 10

What’s farmed in Bolivia?

Answer 10

Potatoes

Question 11

HEP in The Andes

Answer 11

• Steep slopes and snow melt mean easy to dam so perfect for HEP

Question 12

What is the largest HEP project?

Answer 12

Yancun

Question 13

Tourism in The Andes

Answer 13

• Natural attractions - mountain peaks, volcanoes, glaciers and lakes

Question 14

Popular attractions for tourism in The Andes?

Answer 14

Machu Picchu and completing the Inca Trail

Question 15

Mining in The Andes

Answer 15

• Tin, Nickel, Silver and Gold

Question 16

Largest gold mine in the world?

Answer 16

Yanacocha gold mine in Peru

Question 17

Name of the massive settlement near the largest mine in the world?

Answer 17

Cajamarca (240,000+ workers liver here)

Question 18

Which plates form The Andes?

Answer 18

Nazca below the South American (DESTRUCTIVE)