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- 1What are the four zones of the SIHCFiord Land, Eastern high country , Western High country and Southern Alps.
- 2Why do Farmers have a significant impact on the South Island High country ?Because they see the land as a economic view point so they modified the Eastern High country. This upset vegetation. Tall tussock changed to short tussock. Introduce new animals ate native plants. Soil erosion happened causing scars and gullies.
- 3How does vegetation interact with the climate?The amount of precipatation, and the temperature,affect what vegetation grows in which parts of the SIHC.
Beech forest grows on the slopes of the Western High Country due the large amounts of rainfall that fall on the West Coast each year. On the eastern side of the Southern Alps there is much less rainfall and the vegetation is smaller and can cope with dry conditions better – plants like tussock are common. - 4Why Gold miners perception has changed over time?Gold mining in the 1860’s was a “gold rush” where there were no governmental controls and miners got it however they could. The land was providing for them on a finders-keepers basis. Today gold is mostly mined by large multi-national companies in large open cast or underground mines moving tonnes of rock for ounces of gold under strict governmental regulations. Gold miners still want to get the gold but are aware of the general public’s expectation of minimal effect on the land and returning to the same or close to the same state as before mining.
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