What are the peculiarities of life and occupation of people in the mountains?

Examples of places where people live in the mountains are: Scotland, Slovakia, Bolivia, Tibet, Lesotho, North Caucasus, Tajikistan, Altai.

Among the features are:

Building houses that are more durable than plain houses. It is cold in the mountains, there may be mudflows and avalanches. This is noticeable in the dwellings of people in Svaneti, Dagestan, Scotland.
Breeding mainly of small ruminants. Consequently, the processing of wool and the production of, for example, cheese are developed.
Growing crops resistant to mountain climates, such as barley in Tibet.