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New Zealand Rivers Data

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New Zealand Rivers Data

New Zealand Rivers Data

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📊 Part 1: River Length Data

Instructions: Use the data below to create a bar graph showing the lengths of New Zealand's major rivers.

1. Study the river length data:

New Zealand Major Rivers - Length in Kilometres

• Waikato River: 425 km

• Clutha River: 340 km

• Taieri River: 288 km

• Rangitikei River: 241 km

• Whanganui River: 290 km

• Manawatu River: 182 km

• Buller River: 177 km

• Waitaki River: 209 km

📈 Part 2: Create Your Bar Graph

2. Draw a bar graph using the river data above:

Remember to include:

• Title for your graph

• Labels on both axes (x-axis: River Names, y-axis: Length in km)

• Scale on the y-axis (suggest intervals of 50 km)

• Bars for each river showing their lengths

🤔 Part 3: Data Analysis Questions

3. Which is the longest river in New Zealand?
4. Which is the shortest river from the data provided?
5. What is the difference in length between the longest and shortest rivers?
6. How many rivers are longer than 250 kilometres?

3 rivers

4 rivers

5 rivers

6 rivers

🌊 Part 4: River Knowledge

7. Fill in the blanks about New Zealand rivers:

The _____________ River is New Zealand's longest river at _____ kilometres long. It flows through the _____________ Island and is important for hydroelectric power generation.

8. Which rivers flow through the South Island? (Check all that apply)

Clutha River

Waikato River

Taieri River

Whanganui River

Buller River

Waitaki River

9. Explain why it's important to study and protect New Zealand's rivers:

🎯 Part 5: Extension Activity

10. Research one additional New Zealand river not listed above and add it to your bar graph:

River name: _________________________

Length: _________ kilometres

Location (North or South Island): _________________

11. Create a simple sketch map showing where three of these rivers are located in New Zealand:

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