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2.1 Tongariro Volcanic Centre- Aspect 1 Flashcards

1
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Relief

Western Foothills

A

Gentle slopes
Depostional Features

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Relief

Western Slopes

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Moderate Slopes
Erosional Features

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3
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Relief

Mountain Peaks

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Steep Slopes
Volcanic Features

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4
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Relief

Eastern Slopes

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Flat Slopes
Depositional Area

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5
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Climate

Western Foothills

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10.1 degrees
1320 mm

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Climate

Western Slopes

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7.2 degrees
2838 mm

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Climate

Mountain Peaks

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3 degrees
3900 mm

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Climate

Eastern Slopes

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8.9 degrees
1048 mm

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Vegetation

Western Foothills

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Podocarp (below 1000m)
Beech (1000m-1200m)

Matai, rimu, totara, mountain beech, silver beech, nothofagus genus

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Vegetation

Western Slopes

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Tussock
Alpine plants
(hebe, mountain daisy, inaka)
Moss + Lichen

* grow in dense masses
* wide root systems
* small leaves
* oily + tough

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Vegetation

Mountain Peaks

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Moss + Lichen
Bare rock

No vegetation above 2000m

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Vegetation

Eastern Slopes

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Desert scrubland
Tussock (bristle, red)
Matweed (raoulia)

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Soil

Western Foothills

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Deep immature zonal soil
and loam soil
Very fertile (good for crops)

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14
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Soil

Western Slopes

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Thin, leached soils
lack nutrients

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15
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Soil

Mountain Peaks

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No Soil
Bare rock
Too Steep

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Soil

Eastern Slopes

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Infertile, dry soil
Ashy azonal soil
With a salt crust

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