Introduction to Earth System Sciences - Pūtaiao Pūnaha Whenua

A lecture and laboratory paper that explores the interacting processes that affect the surface of the Earth, producing landforms and resources, with a focus on physical processes. Topics covered include coastal processes and hazards; climate change; weathering; erosion and mass movement; soil formation; the hydrological cycle; rivers and groundwater; and glaciers.

He pepa putaiao punaha whenua tenei e tuhura ana i nga whakawhitiwhitinga hatepe e pa ana ki te kiri o Papatuanuku, ko tona hua he tumomo whenua, he rawa a-taiao hoki, a, he hangai ki nga hatepe putaiao. He tirohanga hoki nona ki nga hatepe o te takutai moana me nga morearea o reira; te huringa ahuarangi; te nui o te tunguru me te horo whenua, te ahunga papatipu; te hurihanga o te matai arowai; nga awa, nga kopapua; me nga awa kopaka.