[英语学习]Unit 1 NZ.ppt

New Zealand Unit 1 Land ,People and History New Zealand is a special country in many ways. It is a small country with a small population, a long way from the large powerful countries, but many people know about New Zealand. Its capital city, Wellington, is the southernmost and windiest national capital city in the world. The Auckland metropolitan area, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with 1,377,200 residents, 31 percent of the countrys population. Reasons for people know about New Zealand 1. a clean and green image 2. the New Zealand government and people speak out against nuclear weapons and nuclear power. 3. some people know New Zealand about the Maori people and their central place in life, culture and politics of New Zealand. 4. it produces a lot of meat and dairy products. 5. some people just know that a lot of tourists go to New Zeland and enjoy their holidays. Geography, Land and Environment Geographical Position and its composition In the southwest Pacific Ocean, it is made up of two main landmasses. It nearest large neighbour – Australia – is almost 2000 km away. Another name and meaning “Aotearoa”, meaning “a land of the long white cloud” in the native Maori language. Total Area: 270 500 square kilometres A huge diversity of physical geography has produced a wide variation in landscape. 1. the North Island has been formed mostly by volcanoes, some of which are still active. And it is also famous for its thermal region. 2. in the South Island, a massive mountain chain, the South Alps, runs almost the full length of the South Island. The highest mountain in the country, 3 754 m Mt Cook, is in the southern part of the Alps. 3. Although most of the land is 200 metres or more above the sea level there are extensive fertile lowlands in both islands, and rolling plains in South Canterbury and Hawkes Bay. The Climate New Zealand is in the southern temperate latitudes midway between th