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The Andes Mountains are younger than the Appalachian Mountains because?
The Andes are located on an active contintal margin and are still forming and the Appalachians are on a passive continental margin
How are the Andes Mountains of south America similar in location to the Rocky Mountains in the US?
The Andes act as a barrier to moisture coming from either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, forming rain shadow deserts.
What is the prominent mountain range of south America?
The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.
What landform is shared by both Peru and Ecuador?
The Andes Mountains.
What type of mountains are the Andes range?
The Andes Mountains are Folded Mountains.
What chain of mountains lies between Chile and Argentina?
The Andes Mountains
Mountains to the west of south America?
The Andes Mountains
What mountains on the western edge of south America are the?
The Andes Mountains form the 'spine' of South America
What are human features from the Andes Mountains?
What are human features from the Andes Mountains?
How can you use the word Andes mountains in a sentence?
The headwaters of the great Amazon river are in the Andes mountains. The Inca people lived high in the Andes mountains. The American Rocky mountains are suppposedly part of the same chain as the Andes mountains.
Why is the Patagonian Desert in the rain shadow of the Andes?
The zonal flow in that area is from west to east. Therefore the Andes Mountains prevent moisture from the Pacific from crossing to Argentina forming a rain shadow desert.
What formed the Atacama Desert?
The Andes Mountains are primarily responsible for the Atacama Desert. The mountains form a barrier to moisture from the Atlantic Ocean from crossing, forming a rain shadow desert.
