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13 Cards in this Set
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Where are the Andes located?
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Off the west coast of South America by the Pacific ocean
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Which countries do the Andes run through? Name 5
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Columbia
Argentina Chile Peru Bolivia |
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What is irrigation?
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Artificial watering of the land
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How are farmers adapting to using the Andes for farming? Name 2
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Terraces are used to retain water and limit downward movement of soil.
Llamas are used to carry materials for irrigation and building materials for remote areas. |
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Why are llamas suitable to use in the Andes?
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They can carry over 25% of their own body weight
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What plates created the Andes?
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Nazca and South American plate
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Why are the Andes important for mining?
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Abundant in materials-
Tin (Peru and Bolivia) Nickel (Columbia) Silver (Peru and Chile) Gold (Peru) |
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What gold mine is located in Peru?
What's special about it? |
Yanacocha
Biggest gold mine in the world |
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Where is the Yanacocha gold mine?
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Cajamarca
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What happened to its population after the gold mine was built?
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It went from 30,000 to 300,000 in 2010 because of the new jobs available
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What is bad about the mine?
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Results in pollution from dynamite blasts
Increase in crime rate |
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Why are the Andes good for hydroelectric power?
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Steep, narrow valleys are easily damned and encourage fast flow of water which is helped by melting snow
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What HEP plant was built in 2009?
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El Platanal was built across the Canete river
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