Referat New Zealand

New Zealand

I Location and Topography

-    located in the southern Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia

-    North Island and South Island are divided by Cook Strait

-    there are approx. 0 mountains, the highest being Mount Cook (3754m)

-    active volcanos found on North Island, rugged shoreline and landscape with many torrents, cliffs and valleys

II. Facts and Figures

5 times more sheep than inhabitants 8 million)

-    capital is Wellington, biggest city is Auckland 9 million)

-    total land coverage 4 sqkm (about the same size as United Kingdom)

-    average temperature in Auckland in January is 4 degrees Celsius

III. History

-    first European (Abel Janszoon Tasman) set foot on North Island in

-    James Cook explored New Zealand in

0 Treaty of Waitangi was signed, New Zealand was annexed by U.K.

-    Sovereign Constitution was passed by General Assembly in

-    became Dominion of British Commonwealth in

IV. The Maori people and their Culture

-    original inhabitants of New Zealand www.sunshineswingers.de.vu

-    Maori is second language, taught in most schools

-    today only % of population, % of those live on North Island

V. Economy

-    dominated by agriculture and export of wool, meat and dairy products

-    biggest exporter of Kiwis worldwide