ANDES MOUNTAINS

WHY ANDES IS IMPORTANT

• The andes covers about 33 percent of the area in the andan countries.
• Vital livlihood for majority of the population and countries economies.
• To achieve sustainable development is required climate changes and minning practices
• The andes play a vital part in national economies accounting a significant proportion of the GDP.
• With the GDP it provides large agricultural areas mineral resourses and water for agriculture.

WHY NATURAL DISASTERS HAPPEN AROUND ANDES

• The andes stretch sround the ring of fire, where most earth quakes happen.
• Along the subandeon margrinin the eastern flank is where they often happen.
• New ocean crust has been formed which caused an earthquake to happen.
• Theee tectonic plates meet in chile to form an earthquake. The nazca plate is subductind under the ocean floor.
• The nazca plate subducts is the angle of how it subducts.the chile ride collids with the chile trench makeing and earthquake