909 Social Studies

Period One23/2/2015

Please complete the work on the slides in your books or in a Google Doc/Word document.

I will…

• Describe the location of Auckland

• Identify some important characteristics of Auckland’s population

• Locate important natural and cultural features

Today’sLearning Intentions

Do nowWhat I know about Auckland…

1. Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city (True / False)

2. The population of Auckland is a. 1 millionb. 789 000c. 1.4 million

3. Auckland is also know as the…a. Queen Cityb. City of Sailsc. SuperCityd. All three

4. The Maori name for Auckland is…a. Maungakiekieb. Tamaki Makaurauc. Puketepapa

5. The local iwi of Auckland are…a. Ngati Poroub. Ngatahuc. Ngati Whatua

Where is Auckland?

3 things I know about the location of

Auckland are…

1.

2.

3.

is found of the way up the Island of New

Zealand and is on a narrow strip of land between the

and harbours. This narrow strip of land is called an

.

Isthmus narrow North Manukau

Auckland Waitamata 2/3’s located

The location of Auckland

The Volcanoes of Auckland

• In small groups take turns to read aloud the resource “Auckland’s volcanoes”

• Use the resource to complete the following statements (make sure you include both Maori and Pakeha names):

• The oldest volcano is… and this erupted…• The most recent eruption was… and this occurred about…• The highest volcano on the isthmus is… (…m) and the second

largest volcano after Rangitoto is… (…m).• Lake Pupuke, Orakei Basin and Panmure Basin are examples

of…

• Write a brief explanation of how early Maori used the volcanic cones

The Auckland volcanic field

Ethnicity 2013European 789,306

Maori 142,770

Pacific Island 194,958

Asian 307,233

Middle Eastern/Latin Americans/Africans (MELAA)

24,945

Auckland’s population 2013

Task:

Draw a BAR graph to show Auckland’s ethnic composition