英语国家概况New_Zealand.pptVIP

Geography The Geographical Features: New Zealand is in the Southern Pacific Ocean, halfway between the equator and the South Pole. It?is?located within the Ring of Fire, a region encircling the Pacific Ocean where the movement of tectonic plates 板块 leads to volcanic and seismic[5saIzmIk] 地震 activity. (新西兰是南太平洋，位于赤道和南极。这是 位于内的火环，环绕在构造板块的运动导致的火山和地震活动的太平洋地区) It has two main islands: North Island and South Island. Mt Cook(库克山): the highest peak, 3,754 meters high; Lake Taupo(陶波湖): the largest lake, covering 606 sq km; it is 40 km long and 27 km wide. In the surrounding area are numerous geysers and hot springs. The Clutha(该克卢撒): the largest river, 336 km long in the South Island. The Land Large, long group of islands from North to South Two main landmasses（陆地）: North Island South Island Separated by the Cook Strait（库克海峡） Third largest Island is Stewart Island South of South Island Capital: Wellington(惠灵顿） Largest City: Auckland（奥克兰） North Island Volcanoes(火山）Mountains South Island Mountain chains Lakes, rivers, inlets（入口） Cool, rainy, forested Climate The climate of New Zealand is generally temperate, but because the country runs northsouth, the climate is varied. Major cities wellington（惠灵顿） is the captial of new zealand .located at the southern tip of the north island, it is the worlds most southern captial .in terms of population ,it is new zealands second largest city . Auckland(奥克兰） ,located in the northern part of the north island Auckland ,located in the northern part of the north island,is the largest city in new zealand .it has about 1.5 million inhabitants ,one-third of the countrys entire population .in the maori language ,auckland means the city of 100 lovers.it earned this name because it was a place desired by all and conquered by many. History Government Independent State Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy(君主立宪制和议会民主制) No written constitution, but the Constitution Act(宪法法案) of 1986 defines the structure of the governmen