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When a person is at a higher altitude, their red blood cells get bigger, so they can carry more oxygen. You don't have to be a native for this to happen.

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Do people who live in higher altitudes have more blood?

Yes, individuals living in higher altitudes often have higher red blood cell counts to compensate for the lower oxygen levels. This adaptation allows them to transport more oxygen in their blood to meet their body's needs in a low oxygen environment.


Can you stop breathing at higher altitudes?

At higher altitudes, the air pressure is lower, making it harder for your body to get the same amount of oxygen you would at sea level. This can cause some people to experience shortness of breath or labored breathing. However, your body will automatically adjust by increasing your breathing rate to take in more oxygen. So, you don't stop breathing altogether, but you may breathe faster or deeper to compensate for the lower oxygen levels at higher altitudes.


How might the composition of blood in people living in higher altitudes differ from the blood in people living at sea levels?

In an effort to take in as much Oxygen is available to us, the human body increases the number of RBCs in the system, which also would reflect in a higher Haemoglobin count for such people.


How can people in good shape have trouble breathing at high altitudes?

There is less oxygen in the air at higher altitudes. The atmosphere is held in place by the force of gravity, and it is thicker at the bottom, and gradually becomes thinner the higher you go. If you get high enough, the air runs out completely and you are then in outer space. Better wear your spacesuit!


What is the difference between the lifestyle of people living in high altitudes and low altitudes?

One difference n the life style of people living in high altitudes instead of low altitudes is weight. People living in high altitudes are typically not over weight. They also have less heart disease

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In Peru and Bolivia many people do what in higher altitudes?

herd llamas and alpacas


At higher altitudes there is less oxygen in the air How might the composition of blood in people living in these higher altitudes differ from the blood in people living at sea level?

In an effort to take in as much Oxygen is available to us, the human body increases the number of RBCs in the system, which also would reflect in a higher Haemoglobin count for such people.


What is difference between the lifestyle of people living on high altitudes and low altitudes?

People living at high altitudes tend to have larger lung capacity and higher red blood cell count to adapt to lower oxygen levels. They may also have a lower resting metabolic rate. In contrast, people living at low altitudes may have faster metabolism and lower red blood cell count due to higher oxygen levels.


How can high altitudes produce more blood cells?

People who live in higher altitudes have better lung capacity then those at sea level because the air is thinner at higher altitudes so more needs to be drawn in at a time. People who are born on a very hign mountain or plain also produce more red blood cells, to gather more oxygen, than people at sea level.


Do people who live in higher altitudes have more blood?

Yes, individuals living in higher altitudes often have higher red blood cell counts to compensate for the lower oxygen levels. This adaptation allows them to transport more oxygen in their blood to meet their body's needs in a low oxygen environment.


Why did native people trim trees?

It would produce more crops or food.


Can you stop breathing at higher altitudes?

At higher altitudes, the air pressure is lower, making it harder for your body to get the same amount of oxygen you would at sea level. This can cause some people to experience shortness of breath or labored breathing. However, your body will automatically adjust by increasing your breathing rate to take in more oxygen. So, you don't stop breathing altogether, but you may breathe faster or deeper to compensate for the lower oxygen levels at higher altitudes.


Why do athletes who live at sea level and then compete at higher altitudes often don't perform as well as those who permanently live at high altitudes?

The simple answer is oxygen starvation. The best athletes train at the higher altitudes because that is where the air is thinner. This forces the human body to work harder, just to expend equivalent energy. People that climb Mt. Everest often suffer from 'altitude sickness' due their lack of conditioning.


What was a peasant's position in society?

to farm and produce food for the higher standing people.


How might the composition of blood in people living in higher altitudes differ from the blood in people living at sea levels?

In an effort to take in as much Oxygen is available to us, the human body increases the number of RBCs in the system, which also would reflect in a higher Haemoglobin count for such people.


How can people in good shape have trouble breathing at high altitudes?

There is less oxygen in the air at higher altitudes. The atmosphere is held in place by the force of gravity, and it is thicker at the bottom, and gradually becomes thinner the higher you go. If you get high enough, the air runs out completely and you are then in outer space. Better wear your spacesuit!


Do people from high altitudes have trouble breathing at sea level?

No, from being used to breathing at high altitudes, their body has created more capillaries which allow them to use oxygen more efficiently. The only reaction they would have from being at sea level is a lower respiration rate, or needing to breath less.