General TVC Knowledge
Where is the TVC located? (geographic location in relation to landscape)
Central North Island of New Zealand
What type of plate interaction has caused the volcanic activity that is occurring within the TVC?
Convergent / Subduction
List the 4 main characteristics of the environment found in the TVC?
Soils, Relief, Vegetation, Climate
Name two processes occurring in the Earth to form the TVC.
Convection currents, Subduction, Volcanism, Magma chamber formation
What are the names of the two main ski fields located within the TVC that humans have changed over time to become tourist and recreational attractions?
Tūroa and Whakapapa
What is the name of the national park located in the TVC? (was also New Zealand's first registered national park)
Tongariro National Park
What is the name of the oceanic plate that is subducting beneath the continental Australian plate?
Pacific
Correctly list the volcanos of Mt. Ruapehu, Mt. Tongariro, and Mt. Ngauruhoe in shortest to tallest in elevation.
Mt. Tongariro (1,978m)
Mt. Ngauruhoe (2,291m)
Mt. Ruapehu (2,797m)
How much does the adibatic lapse rate affect temperatures by (in degrees celcius) for every 1000m of elevation above sea level?
-4*C/1000m
What year was the land area of the TVC gifted to the New Zealand Government on behalf of the Ngāti Tuwharetoa tribe to limit settlers ability to divide it and sell it off?
1887
What are the names of the three largest volcanoes located within the TVC?
Mt. Ruapehu, Mt. Ngauruhoe, Mt. Tongariro
What is the name of the process where volcanic rock is broken down into smaller particles without even having to move it?
Weathering
What is the average temperature within the TVC?
13*C
Maximum 25*C
Minimum -10*C
Which direction does most of the wind and rainfall impact heaviest within the TVC?
West
What is the type of tree that was introduced by European settlers to the TVC environment for potential economic growth for forestry, but has now become a biohazard for negatively impacting nearby plants and biodiversity?
Pinus Contorta (Lodgepole Pine, Shore Pine, Twisted Pine, Conifer Tree, Pine Tree)
What is the approximate height (+/- 100m) of Mt. Ruapehu?
2,797m
What causes majority of the erosion to occur within the TVC?
Heavy rainfall (extra 50 points if discussed how it affects areas of higher elevation - steeper slopes - more erodable)
What are two examples of vegetation that is found at higher, colder altitudes within the TVC?
Mosses, Lichens, Hebe, Mountain Daisy
What is the only volcano in the TVC that still has ongoing glaciation?
Mt. Ruapehu
Approximately how many visitors travel to the TVC for tourist and recreational purposes annually?
1 million people per year.
Name the township located northeast (NE) to Mt. Tongariro
Tūrangi
What is the name of the process which involves volcanic ash and materials being laid down onto landforms following an eruption?
Deposition
What is the most common type of ash found within all soils within the TVC?
Tongariro Ash (from historic eruptions)
What is one sub-process inside of the larger process of weathering?
Freeze-thaw, oxidation, exfoliation, mass-wasting
Name one Māori tribe (iwi) that is associated strongly with the area of the TVC?
Ngāti Tuwharetoa
Ngāti Rangi
Te Ahihaunui A Paparangi