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Andes

The longest continental mountain range in the world, Andes is a chain of uplands in the western coast of South America. The range is approximately 7,000 kilometers long, between 200 km to 700 km wide and about 4,000 meters tall.

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What is a sentence with SEVEN consecutive ands in it?

i dont know about seven but i think i can do 5...

"you write the phrase 'blue and red' with a space between 'blue' and 'and' and 'and' and 'red'.

hope that helps?

Can't do better than five myself, but I do know of a sentence with eleven consecutive mentions of 'had'. Try that one on your teacher!

Longest mountain range in the world?

The Ocean Ridge (also known Mid-ocean ridge), which runs more than 40,000 miles on the sea floor of five oceans is the longest mountain chain in the world. The longest mountain range on dry land is the Andes, which stretch 4300 miles through seven countries in South America.

How do people earn a living near the Andes?

People living in The Andes use llamas to transport things up and down the mountains as they can easily climb the steep hills. The llamas are grazed on the highest areas because they soil isn't very good there so it's useless for agriculture.

A lot of people grow subsistence crops (crops for themselves) because travel is difficult so it's good to have easily acessible crops.

Crops are grown on terraces. These are flat areas of land cut out of the steep hill side to prevent soil slipping and nutrients being lost.

Apparently the people have biologically adapted to altitude/lesser amount of oxygen up there, but I don't know how reliable that is.

When was The Heart of the Andes created?

The Heart of the Andes was created in 1859.

Why did the Incas settle where they settled?

The Incas settled there because they needed a place that has water, food, shelter, and the other needs close

Why did the terrain of the Andes force the Inca to develop a vertical economy?

The respective terrain is made up of mountain tops and slopes, so...

Are the Andes in Uruguay?

No. The Andes run down the western side of South America.

What is the differences between an Anderson shelter ands a Morrison shelter?

An Anderson shelter is something you would have in your garden but a Morrison shelter is something that is public so everyone could use it.....

Correction..A Morrison shelter was a metal frame that could be self erected inside your own home. The purpose was to protect your family from falling masonry etc. Public shelters were often in underground stations, church halls and the like. They were signified by a large white letter 'S' on a black background.