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Geog 313 L4
VUW Geog 313 quiz
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Geography
Undergraduate 3
01/26/2014

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Why do we live in cities near the coast? Despite strong rural images
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access to ports, lack of transport and services in the rural area
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One example of movie writer and painter that renefoces the idea of rural nz.
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Boy
Barry Crump
Michael Smither
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what is the traditional measure for defining rural for NZ?
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center of 1000 or less
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three important differences between the village world in nz in the 1950s and the gllobalised world in nz today.
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more people, denser
farms were smaller
technology was less
more clubs and societies
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give two reasons why there are now more dairy cows in canterbury than taranaki.
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technology- exploitation of aquifers,
market- worth more
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three policy changes effecting rural nz after 1984
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removal of farm subsidies
reduced infrastructure
closure of community services
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give three examples of how neoliberalism reduced employment in rural areas in NZ
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removal of public services in small communities,
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three examples of re industrialisation of rural nz
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increased dairying/ new factories, the oil industry, freezing works, new forrestry factories
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name three ways inwhich the envi sustainability has been called into question in nz
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impacts to river ecosystems, un sustainable fertiliser practice, over use of water, pollution of water, high energy, over dependence of one market
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three signs of hope for the future of sustainable dairying
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once a day milking, clean streams accord, nitro inhibitors, more organics
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name two countries with whom nz has trade agreements
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China, Australia (CER)
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5th largest urban area
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Tauronga
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tribal names for main iwi in northland, east coast gisbourne the south island
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nga puhi
ngati poron
ngai tahu
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what was the origin of the bush rugby unions name?
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norther wararapa
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if you were travelling between nz and london, how many kms is it.
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19000
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name the south island lake on the drive to mt cook
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lake pukaki
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the two closest points between au and nz
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tasmania and fiordland
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why did the population of martenborough between 2005-2006 dispite the popularity of the wine in
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houses bought up by wealthy wellingtonian
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name the three main towns on the west coast of the south island
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hokitika, westport and greymouth
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for what is the tongeriro river most famous
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flyfishing
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