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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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How do the Andes and the cold Peru current make this one of the driest places on earth?
becouse it dosent rain or snow
How have the Andes mountains affected settlement in south America?
All along the west and south coasts of South America, the Andes are a barrier to movement in interior. As a result, more settlement in South America has occurred along the eastern and northern coasts.
Why is the Andes mountains of Peru the cultural heart?
The andes mountains was the cultural hearth for the incas that live in peru.
The longest mountain range on earth's surface is the?
The Ocean Ridge (also known as Mid-ocean ridge), which runs more than 40,000 miles on the sea floor of five oceans is the longes 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.
What animal lives in the Andes Mountains?
llamas, chinchilla, sheep, small frogs, lots of birds and insects
Why are there marine fossils high in the Andes Mountains?
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There are marine fossils high in the Andes Mountains because of layer shifting (which relates to the Law of Superposition), which means that over time, the layers push the fossils upwards. So it all ties into Layer Shifting and how the fossils work.
What is subduction in the Andes Mountain range?
Subduction is one of several things that can occur when two tectonic plates collide. In subduction, one plate ends up dropping below the other plate (think of a wrestler dropping low to get under his opponent's guard). As the one plate drops lower, it pushes the other plate upwards, often causing a mountain chain to form.
The Andes Mountains formed because two tectonic plates (a tectonic plate is a piece of the Earth's crust), the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate, pushed into the western edge of South America. This compressed the western edge of the South American plate, and folded it, creating the Andes Mountains.
A few of the mountains were formed by volcanic activity. which is also the result of the collision between this plates.
What was life like in 1900 for people living in Ukraine?
Life in the Ukraine in 1900 would have been somewhat comfortable for most people. It was stable and the farmland was suitable for growing just about anything thing.
Which one of the following best describes volcanism in the Andes Mountains of South America?
When the following information is not given people will not be able to know which describes the volcanism. The information on what the following is should be included.
In South America what is the longest mountain range?
The Andes Mountains
The Andes is the longest mountains range in South America as well as the longest mountain range in the world.
When were the Andes Mountain formed?
The Andes formed during the Cretaceous period (about 138 million to about 65 million years ago) when the Pacific crustal plate began to slowly slide beneath the South American plate, uplifting and folding the sedimentary rocks that comprise the Andes (seePlate Tectonics).
The Andean mountain system is the result of global plate-tectonic forces during the Cenozoic Era (the last 66.4 million years) that built upon earlier geologic activity. About 250 million years ago, the crustal plates constituting the Earth's landmass were joined together into the supercontinent Pangaea. hi
What is the environment like in the Andes Mountain Range?
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What is the size of a Andes mint?
An Andes mint is very small in size and you are able to eat it in one single bite! It is approximately 1 inch by 1/4 inch in perimeter :) HOPE I COULD HELP!!!
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.
Do horses live in the Andes mountain range?
I would imagine that horses -= descendants of those the Spanish brought, would still live around the Andes.
What city is the fast growing capital of Colombia and set in the beautiful Andes mountains?
Bogata is the capital of Columbia.
