Canterbury Plains   
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Objectives
To understand dry desert lands have been transformed into highly productive farms and towns..

Situation
These are New Zealand's largest flat lands spreading over 200 km along the South Island's Pacific coast and reaching over 60km inland.  They now provide food for both local and international population.

Canterbury Plains
We experience the remnants of river deposits dislodged from the mountains during the highly erosive glaciation periods. As we travel e see the rivers still carrying out this process. With human innovation we encounter highly productive agricultural land that was once inhospitable and dry.  Studies explore the natural processes that displaces the ocean and its development for agriculture.

Studies
We explore their geology and learn how they were formed and follow their development   Today with human innovation, we find out how these once desert lands were transformed into high quality food producing farms. These studies enlighten us into transport, road building trading systems, animal breeding, farm service industries, farm service communities, and various farming methods including irrigation, wind, and river management. See also plains geography  

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