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Name some ways in which the Sherpas have adapted to their environment
They are shorter and lighter than us, and they have bigger lungs and hearts to breathe in the thin air and pump it around their bodies faster.
What are the main villages in the Sherpa settlement used for?
They are used for agriculture, water, and firewood - where most of the people live.
What are the mid altitude villages used for?
The Sherpas stay there for 6 months per year, to grow crops on terraced hillsides. (little steps)
Why do they move to lower altitudes?
To grow 2-3 crops per year, because up in the mid altitude villages, the ground is frozen for six months of the year.
What do the Sherpas trade?
They trade things like silk, carpets, wool, buffalo, sheep meat, dried potatoes.
What is Namche Bazaar?
The centre of Sherpa trading
What is the lowest heights yaks can go to?
3400m
What are used below 3400m?
Zokyok
What is in Lukka?
The airstrip where tourists can fly instead of trekking for 7 days, and bring supplies for local residents
What is a consequence of locals using their homes to house tourists?
They are run by women while the men are out trekking, which leads to separated families.
What is the average wage for a porter?
$5USD per day, which is a good wage in Nepal
What do sherpas get paid per day?
$60USD, plus $2000 allowance
What is an impact of using forests for timber?
Deforestation
Name some things that are being done to prevent this
Trekking companies must bring fodder for yaks, and no one is allowed to cut down live trees in national parks. Donors have also paid for hydroelectric power.
What is yak dung used for?
Sherpas collect yak dung, mold it into balls, and then dry it on stone walls.
What is an environmental impact of using yak dung?
Since it is no longer used as fertiliser, crops have gotten worse.
What is a result of trekkers wanting cleaner water and better toilets?
Improved local life expectancy
What is a results of more contact with outsiders?
Better variety of food, therefore more improved life expectancy.
What is a negative impact of more contact with outsiders?
More foreigners = more disease
How do many sherpas die?
They die of cold.
What are 2 rules regarding respecting Buddhist religion?
You cannot film inside a temple, and you must walk clockwise around them.
True or false: each village has a temple?
True
True or false: all houses face the same direction:
True
True or false: The villages are governed by a government.
False. All villages are self-governed.
What has modernisation done to the houses?
More houses with glass windows and metal roofs.
What does a physical map show?
Show locations and names of natural features
What does a dot distribution map show?
They represent a range of different features.
What does a political map show?
They show location and names of built features of the earth. This may include country borders, state and territory borders, cities and towns.
What does a flow map show?
Movement
What does a choropleth map show?
They use different shades of the same colour. Darkest shades show highest value.
What do overlay maps show?
They show how the earth's features may be related to each other. Need a base map and tracing paper
What does a topographic map show?
They show the shape of land by using contour lines.
What do weather maps show?
They show conditions in the atmosphere
What do thematic maps show?
They show a particular theme or topic
What does BOLTSS stand for?
Border, orientation, legend, title, scale, and source.
Name a feature that all maps have
All of the maps show some form of data
Do all maps have a key?
Yes
In what photo view are they taken from?
Plan view, directly from above.
What is another name for orientation
A compass rose
What do all maps show
Some kind of geographical feature
True or false: Some don’t have a border
False. All of them do
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