新西兰介绍
New Zealand 新西兰概况
Warming-up Activities
Kiwi---a flightless bird which is the symbol of New Zealander.
Kiwi
Think about these questions before we start:
• New Zealanders with European ancestry, Maori and people from the Pacific Islands
• New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the right to vote.(1893)
• What do you know about the Maori culture? （毛利文化）
New Zealand 新西兰概况
• Geography and Land • Environmental issues • The New Zealanders • Maoritanga • History
History
• New Zealand was settled over 1000 years ago by voyagers from East Polynesia.
• British settlers arrived in the 1840s and 1850s, establishing towns and clearing land for farms.
• 4.351million in January 2010. New Zealand is lightly populated with an average of 4 people to a square kilomcities and towns, and about 75% live in the North Island.
• What are some of the distinct features of New Zealand’s geography?（新西兰地理特点）
• What are the structural components of New Zealand’s population?（新西兰人口构成）
James Cook visited New Zealand in 1769 and claimed the land for the British.
New Zealand today is a unique blend of South Pacific and European cultures with a national identity of its own.
Geography and land
“land of long white cloud” 新西兰------绵长白云之国 1. Situated in the southwest
Pacific Ocean, 2000 kilometers from north to south 2. In size, New Zealand is similar to Japan or the British Isles with a land area of 270 500 square kilometers
• The North Island has been formed mainly by volcanoes, some of which are still alive.
The Southern Alps runs almost the full length of the South land.
Maoritanga
• Maoritanga means “Maori culture” • One in seven people identify themselves as
New Zealand Maori.
The best known internationally of all Maori traditions is the Haka.
Unique flora and fauna: no land mammals except bat until 1000 years ago.
The capital city, Wellington is the southernmost and windiest national capital in the world.
Environmental issues
• The Resource Management Act (1991 资源管 理法案)
• Individuals and their local authorities reduce waste and recycle their rubbish.
The New Zealanders