State four significance of folding to the physical and human environments.

      

State four significance of folding to the physical and human environments.

  

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johnson
Fold mountains – landscape provides a unique scenery that attracts tourists who bring foreign exchange/revenue used to develop other sectors of the economy

Act as protective barriers in times of war as defense walls

Fold mountains are a barrier to transport and communication

Folding process bring minerals closer to the surface for easy extraction

Warmer slopes of fold mountains encourage settlement and agriculture

Heavy Rainfall received on windward slopes of fold mountains

Support agriculture, settlement, forestry and act as water catchment areas

Cold descending winds on fold mountains slopes cause harm to crops.
johnson mwenjera answered the question on January 9, 2018 at 17:41


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