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Content: Summer
Between June and September The Alps is heavily populated with walkers, cable-car riders and para gliders. The huge number of tourist visitors to The Alps has led to them becoming the most threatened mountain chain in the world. This is in terms of its fragile ecological and physical system. Farming and Forestry
Coniferous trees are the main trees forested in the Alps. They are ideally suited to the Alpine environment. Their conical shape makes the tree stable in windy conditions. The downward sloping, springy branches allows the snow to slide of the tree without damaging its branches. The wide meadows of The Alps make the area ideal for sheep farming. In the more extreme upland areas goat herding is the main type of farming. The cold climate and difficult relief make it almost impossible for arable farming to occur.