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Undulating volcanic plateau. Parent material- Rhyolitic rock Question 2 – Soil types Describe the main soil characteristics for the region including their soil texture, depth, plant available water and drainage. Soil texture- The soil around the Taupo area is a sandy loam which is normally made up of sand along with varying amounts of silt and clay. Soil depth- greater than one meter. Plant available water- the profile of available water for soil depth of 0-100cm or to the root barrier is very high

Introduction In this report, I will be explaining two surface features which are visually interesting to geologists and tourists in the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), Lake Taupo, and Mt Ruapehu. Lake Taupo is a main tourist attraction as it is the largest lake in New Zealand with a beautiful scenery perfect for activities like recreational fishing and sky diving. Furthermore, it generates electrical energy via the Waikato river that is used by people all around waikato. Mt Ruapehu is also a tourist

Task: 1 Locational Context Tongariro National Park is located in the North Island of New Zealand, south of Lake Taupo. The reference points are: • Between 39 degrees and 39.5 degrees South of the equators • Between 50 – 100km from the sea • Between 500 and 2700m above sea level • In the centre of the North Island of New Zealand (page 5, Natural Landscapes, Year 12 notes) 1. Map of New Zealand, North Island The Park is home to two large volcanoes and one parasitic volcano, Mt Ruapehu

Study of the plate tectonics of New Zealand has been undertaken since the early 1800s, however the most notable discovery regarding the plate tectonic setting was made in the 1940s by Harold Wellman, who discovered the Alpine Fault. Since then, our knowledge of the plate tectonic setting of New Zealand has been vastly expanded, leading to our present day understanding of the topic. A large part of our present day knowledge of the plate tectonic setting has been gained through the study of active

Through Margaret Mead’s ethnography, in the book Coming of Age in Samoa, we learn about the lives of women in Samoan culture. Young girls of Samoan culture have very little freedom in the beginning of their lives. Girls are expected to take care of the infants in their families until there is a younger and more capable girl that can provide care. Taking care of the babies in the family is a Samoan girl’s main responsibility as a child. The author further explains, “She also develops a number of

are seen today. This assessment will describe these surface features and link them to the internal and external processes that have led to their formation. 2) Surface features - Geographic location of Mount Ruapehu Mount Ruapehu is located in the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), an approximately 240 x 50 km zone of significant volcanic and geothermal activity (see Figure 1). The TVZ occurs because of New Zealand’s position on top of the plate boundary between the Pacific plate and the Indo-Australian plate

GARIMALLA ID NUM: 27009892   Region and population covered by Lakes District Health Board (DHB) Lakes DHB is located in Rotorua and Taupo. Lakes DHB covers the area between north of Lake Rotorua from Mourea to the west Mangakino down to Turangi near to Mt. Ruapehu in the south and in the east across to Kaingarao village. The Lakes DHB region covers Mangakino, Taupo, Turangi and Rotorua. Lakes DHB covers the population of 103,175 people and 9,570 square kilometres (Lakes DHB, 2014). The Lakes DHB

Sarit Laschinsky ESS 211 AC Pacific and Australian Plate Boundary The boundary between the Pacific Plate and Australian Plate is marked by volcanism, earthquakes, and different and unique topography. The border of these two plates is composed of a mix of transform and convergent boundaries along the Eastern edge of the Australian plate, with both divergent and convergent boundaries along the Northern edge. The Australian Plate is moving in a North to Northeastern direction at a speed of approximately

layered landscape with a ring plain at the summits peak. All of these surface features seen today, are the result and combination of internal and external geological processes. Mount Ruapehu is located at the Southern end of the extremely active Taupo Volcanic Zone, close to the centre of the North Island in New Zealand, see figure 2. As a result of continental drift, volcanic landforms are developed by collisions and movement of tectonic plates in the Earth’s crust. Earth is made up of five major

Volcanism in New Zealand New Zealand is located on the plate boundary of the Indo-Australian and Pacific plate. The Pacific plate subducts underneath the Indo-Australian plate as it is denser, which due to internal processes, has resulted in a large amount of volcanism seen mostly in the central North island. The Pacific plate collides with the Indo-Australian plate at a rate of approximately 40-50mm per year (University of Otago, 2016). As it subducts and the oceanic lithosphere reaches a depth