2.1 Tongariro Volcanic Centre- Aspect 1 Flashcards
Relief
Western Foothills
Gentle slopes
Depostional Features
Relief
Western Slopes
Moderate Slopes
Erosional Features
Relief
Mountain Peaks
Steep Slopes
Volcanic Features
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Eastern Slopes
Flat Slopes
Depositional Area
Climate
Western Foothills
10.1 degrees
1320 mm
Climate
Western Slopes
7.2 degrees
2838 mm
Climate
Mountain Peaks
3 degrees
3900 mm
Climate
Eastern Slopes
8.9 degrees
1048 mm
Vegetation
Western Foothills
Podocarp (below 1000m)
Beech (1000m-1200m)
Matai, rimu, totara, mountain beech, silver beech, nothofagus genus
Vegetation
Western Slopes
Tussock
Alpine plants
(hebe, mountain daisy, inaka)
Moss + Lichen
* grow in dense masses
* wide root systems
* small leaves
* oily + tough
Vegetation
Mountain Peaks
Moss + Lichen
Bare rock
No vegetation above 2000m
Vegetation
Eastern Slopes
Desert scrubland
Tussock (bristle, red)
Matweed (raoulia)
Soil
Western Foothills
Deep immature zonal soil
and loam soil
Very fertile (good for crops)
Soil
Western Slopes
Thin, leached soils
lack nutrients
Soil
Mountain Peaks
No Soil
Bare rock
Too Steep
