Streams
What is the A word given to describe the material moved or left behind by rivers, and also the processes related to streams.
Alluvial
Name the grass type that is common in alpine areas in NZ.
Tussock
What is the name of the process which causes rainfall to be greater on the windward side of a mountain?
Orographic Rainfall.
What is the current population of NZ? (within the nearest 100,000)
5.22
What is the term that means the ability to read and write?
Literacy
What is the name given to a stream that feeds into a larger stream.
Tributary
What species accounts for 90% of NZ economic forestry?
Pinus radiata - Radiata Pine
What is the elevation of Mt Ruapehu?
2797m
Accept 2700 - 3000
What percentage of New Zealanders live in the North Island?
76%
Accept 74 - 78%
Give 2 indicators of the level of health of a population
Birth rate, Life Expectancy, Doctors per 1000
Maternal Mortality rate, vaccine coverage...
Name the 3 high order processes that operate to change the shape of streams / rivers.
Erosion, Transporatation, Deposition.
What is the term given to the process which leads to different vegetation layers in a forest?
Vertical Stratification
Which of Aucklands volcanic cones is the second highest?
Maugawhau - Mt Eden - 196m
(Rangitoto = 260m)
What percentage of NZ's population identifies as Maori?
17.8%
Accept 15 - 19%
What is the name of the index that scores a country based on the level of abuse of power for private gain?
Corruption index
What is the name of the model that describes how a stream changes from upper to lower course?
Bradshaw Model
What is Dracophyllum recurvum more commonly known as?
Neinei
What is the term given to the progressive drop in temperature as you move up a mountain? (1 degree per 100m)
Adiabatic Lapse Rate
Which country has contributed the highest number of immigrants to New Zealand’s population in the last few years?
India
51,000 from Jan 2023 - 2024
How many "Global Sustainable Development Goals" have been identified by the UNDP?
17
Which river is NZ's second longest, but has the greatest volume of water flow?
Mata-au // Clutha River
Name a species of podocarp tree.
Rimu, tōtara, miro, kahikatea, and mataī.
What is the name given to the debri that is transported and deposited by a glacier? M________
Morraine
Name the model which shows the change in population characteristics as a country develops.
Demographic Transition Model
What 3 indicators are incorporated into the HDI?
Life Expectancy
Years of Schooling
GNI