Geography (New Zealand)

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Geography (New Zealand)
Chapter 27
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CONTENTS

• Section I The Land
• Section II The People
• Section III Maori and Maori Culture

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I. The land

1. The Name of the Country
2. Location and Size
3. Landforms
4. Climate
5. Unique Fauna and Flora
6. The North Island
7. The South Island
8. Steward Island
9. Natural Resources
10. Forestry
11. Fishery

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I . The land

• The name of the country
• given by the Dutch explorers
• Staten Land by Abel Tasman
• Nieuw Zeeland by later explorers
• The new land is similar to Zeeland (a province in
  Holland)

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2. Location and size 1) the largest island of
Polynesia 2) in the south Pacific Ocean,
34-470 s. 3) the third largest country in
Oceania 4) total area 270,534 Km2