The+Rakaia+River+Catchment

The Middle Rakaia Valley is a part of the Rakaia River Catchment. It is an environment which has been/is being shaped by tectonic, glacial, climate and fluvial processes.

**AS** **91426 Demonstrate understanding of how interacting natural processes shape a New Zealand geographic environment** ==

Unit Standard 5095 Describe and explain the interacting natural processes operating within a geographic environment
Processes || || This ppt identifies the main processes and gives an overview of the whole Rakaia River Catchment - you need to make your answer more specific to the middle valley. Use named examples, facts and details from the middle valley || Distribution of features || || This ppt gives general background and a few examples from our study environment the middle valley of the Rakaia River about the distribution of features within river catchments (the processes which have made them).
 * || Examples || **General resources to help with your tasks** ||
 * Element 1
 * Element 2 Spatial variation of processes || [[file:Task 2.docx]] || [[file:cross section example.pdf]] ||
 * Element 3

|| Human modification of processes ||  || || ||
 * Element 4
 * Map resources || [[image:middle valley.PNG]] || [[image:middle valley map.PNG]]

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