This document provides an agenda and assignments for a geography class, including: 1) A table to be completed naming different vegetation types in the TVC (Tongariro Volcanic Centre). 2) Reading assigned pages in a geography textbook and completing skills worksheets. 3) Homework assigned to check answers and interpret diagrams about the relationship between elevation, temperature, and vegetation types in the TVC. 4) Defining key concepts related to vegetation change, stratification, climax vegetation, and succession. 5) Writing sentences describing interactions between climate, denudation, volcanism, soil development, and vegetation succession and their effects on the Rangipo Desert.

3. Check Answers – # in order of location As the elevation decreases, the plant height increases. Beech Forest Tussock Tussock Scrublands (Hebe) Scrublands (Hebe) Scrublands (Hebe) None Moss & lichens Moss & lichens Alpine herbs Alpine herbs Mountain daisy Mountain daisy Podcarp forest (Rimu) Vegetation Western Foothills Eastern Slopes Western Slopes Mountain Peaks

5. Check Answers 7.4 ° - 16.8 ° 800-900m Podcarp forest (Rimu) 7.4 ° - 16.8 ° 800-1200 Tussock 2.4 ° - 11.8 ° 1500-2000m Moss & lichens 2.4 ° - 11.8 ° 1500-2000m Alpine herbs 2.4 ° - 11.8 ° 1500-2000m Mountain daisy 6.4 ° - 15.8 ° 1100-1600m Scrublands (Hebe, Inaka) 7.4 ° - 16.8 ° 900-1200m Beech Forest °C Elevation Mountain Peaks

8. Reflection… What questions do we have?