1. Folding brings minerals like copper and lead closer to the surface making their extraction easy
2. Features formed like fold mountains attracts tourists who fetch the country foreign exchange
3. Fold mountains receive heavy rainfall on the windward sides which encourage growth of dense forests which provide variable timber
4. Heavy rainfall and windward side enable agriculture
5. Fold mountains receives high rainfall giving rise to rivers which are use for HEP generation
6. During folding faults develops leading to earthquakes
7. Lee ward sides of fold mountains receives low rainfall which discourage agriculture and settlement
8. Features formed during such fold mountains hinder construction of roads and railway lines
9. It makes difficult to use aircrafts due to poor visibility
10. Low areas adjacent to fold mountains experience temperature inversion. This causes frost or coldness which sometimes harms crops such as grapes
johnmulu answered the question on January 13, 2017 at 13:13
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