How do people use an area of fold mountains?

Section	Detail
Key Ideas	People choose to live in areas of fold mountains for the advantages they bring. People adapt to living in these difficult environments.
Terms	Fold mountains, subsistence, terraces, irrigation, hydroelectric power (HEP), Andes
Starter	Clip of formation of fold mts below
Main	1.   TDIT. 2.   Label Andes, Alps, and Himalayas on world map. 3.   Fact file on the Andes Mountains NT p16 1. Using p9 & maps below. 4.   Farming: Watch clip below and use NT p14 to answer NT p16 2. 5.   Mining: Watch clip below and use NT p15 to answer NT p16 3 as questions. 6.   HEP: Watch clip below and use NT p15 to answer NT p16 4. 7.   Tourism: Watch 1st minute of linked clip below and use NT p15/16 and impacts of tourism table (below) to write a paragraph arguing the pros and cons of the Inca Trail.
Plenary	a.   Give 3 reasons people choose to live in fold mountains areas. b.   Give 3 difficulties that they may have to overcome. c.   Explain one way people have adapted to their environment.

Fold Mountain Formation

Farming

Mining


Hydroelectric Power

Tourism - The Inca Trail

How are fold mountains and ocean trenches formed?

Section	Detail
Key Ideas	Fold mountains occur at collision (a type of destructive margin) boundaries. Ocean trenches and fold mountains occur at destructive margins (where subduction is occurring).
Terms	Fold mountains, ocean trenches, landforms
Starter	Quiz
Main	1.   TDIT. 2.   Show presentation and then clip of collision margin and destructive margin. 3.   Students draw fold mountains onto a world map and label which are destructive and collision margins using NT p12 A, plus label Andes, Alps, Himalayas, Rockies, Mariana and Atacama trenches. 4.   Show collision clip again and students draw cross-section (profile) with labels (including key terms). Repeat for destructive margin possibly using simplified version of previous lessons diagram. 5.   Students draw NT p13 B.
Plenary	a.   What are fold mountains? b.   What are ocean trenches? c.   Name 2 fold mountain ranges and 2 ocean trenches.

Unique Landforms Locate At Plate Margins Bv

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