How the Canterbury Landscape Affected the Early Settlers

In class we had to think about what the natural environment was like when the early settlers arrived in Canterbury. We then had to think about the impact of different features of the environment on the people. Here are some of my thoughts:

Rivers
+.V.E= water for drinking, washing etc.
+.V.E= transport
-.V.E= pollution
-.V.E= could drown
-.V.E= flooding

Rocks
+.V.E= Help build shops
+.V.E.= Help make roads (use as gravel)
-.V.E.= Turnes into boulders
-.V.E.= could fall off the hills and damage things

Animals
+.v.e.=for food
+.V.E.=wool
-V.E.=could run away
-V.E.=be a pest