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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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Does the Andes help or hurt South America?

yes because they take up all of our oxgyen.thats why we have to take oxgyen tanks when we climb the mountain

What do the people who live in the Andes eat?

They eat a variety of foods, the Andes mountains run about 6,000 miles through seven countries, so different sections are influenced by different countries. Most of the native Indians are poor. They are small farmers, raising goats, pigs, chickens and sheep. One constant is potatoes. They also produce a lot of maize (corn). Llamas are used as pack animals.

Answer I would have thought they would eat the occasional llama.

Why mountains are hard to live on?

because they are freezing and if you are unlucky you could fall of

Name of beast of burden?

In the Andes the main beast of burden is the llama.

What is the location of the fold mountains of the world?

The Jura mountains in France, and the Zagros mountains in Iran & Iraq are both examples of fold mountains.

Are the Andes transform divergent or convergent boundary?

The Andes are a result of the convergent boundary between the Nazca and South American Plate.

What is the location and classification of Taal mountain?

14°0′7″N 120°59′34″E / 14.00194, 120.99278Coordinates: 14°0′7″N 120°59′34″E / 14.00194, 120.99278 Talisay and San Nicolas, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines

How tall is Mount Aconcagua in meters?

Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside of Asia, at 6,961 metres (22,838 ft), and by extension the highest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Mendoza Province, Argentina, and lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) northwest of its capital, the city of Mendoza.

When was Navidad de Los Andes created?

Navidad de Los Andes was created in 2011.

What is the definition of science?

Science is the study of the world using collected knowledge, observation, and experimentation. A "science" is any one of innumerable fields of study and inquiry, some of which include facets of mental as well as physical phenomena.

Science can be defined as a method for studying the natural world.

Another definition is "the organized body of knowledge concerning the physical world, both animate and inanimate, and the attitudes and methods through which this body of knowledge is formed."

Science is the systematic study of nature.

Science is all about discovering how and why things happen in the world. Science is a human enterprise in which knowledge is acquired and organized through careful observation, analysis, and repeated experimentation. It consists of objective truths about nature and society.

What did Darwin fin in South America that suggested that the Andes mountains were gradually lifted up over millions of years?

sea snail fossils high up in the Andes mountains

http://darwinwatch.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/the-voyage-of-the-beagle-%E2%80%93-focus-on-geology/