《英语国家社会与文化入门》课程PPT教学课件（下册）The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries An Introduction Book 2 Unit 01 Land, People and History of New Zealand

New Zealand Unit 1 Land,People and History

New Zealand Unit 1 Land, People and History

Quiz Give the English and a brief explanation for the following: 1奥克兰市 2几维鸟 3毛利人 4太平洋岛人 5怀唐伊条约

Quiz Give the English and a brief explanation for the following: 1 奥克兰市 2 几维鸟 3 毛利人 4 太平洋岛人 5 怀唐伊条约

Focal points of the Unit ·Land and Environment Geography Wildlife--unique flora and fauna Environment and environmental responsibilities ·New Zealanders Population of European ancestry Maori and Maoritanga Pacific Islanders ·History Early settlers from East Polynesia First European navigators arriving in 1642 The Treaty of Waitangi New Zealand today

Focal Points of the Unit • Land and Environment Geography Wildlife--unique flora and fauna Environment and environmental responsibilities • New Zealanders Population of European ancestry Māori and Māoritanga Pacific Islanders • History Early settlers from East Polynesia First European navigators arriving in 1642 The Treaty of Waitangi New Zealand today

This Unit Is Divided into Three Sections: I.Land and Environment Ⅱ.New Zealanders Ⅲ.History

This Unit Is Divided into Three Sections: I. Land and Environment II. New Zealanders III. History

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I.Land and Environment Geography Wildlife--unique flora and fauna 。 Environment and environmental responsibilities

I. Land and Environment • Geography • Wildlife--unique flora and fauna • Environment and environmental responsibilities

I.Land and Environment ● Georgraphy:"Aotearoa"--Land of the long white cloud -a large,long group of islands,about 2000 kilometres from north to south; -a land area of 270 500 square kilometers; the North Island,the South Island,the Stewart Island -the Southern Alps and volcanoes -two major cities--Auckland:New Zealand's center for business,education and industry; Wellington:capital of the country

I. Land and Environment • Georgraphy: “Aotearoa”--“Land of the long white cloud” -a large, long group of islands, about 2000 kilometres from north to south; -a land area of 270 500 square kilometers; - the North Island, the South Island, the Stewart Island -the Southern Alps and volcanoes -two major cities--Auckland: New Zealand’s center for business, education and industry; Wellington: capital of the country

Left:Auckland,the largest city of New Zealand; Right:Wellington's Beehive,the national symbol of executive power

Left: Auckland, the largest city of New Zealand; Right: Wellington’s Beehive, the national symbol of executive power

·Climate and wildlife -the southern temperate latitudes midway between the Equator and the South Pole; -maritime climate; -seasons opposite to the Northern Hemisphere; isolated from the rest of the world for 80 million years,New Zealand developed unique flora and fauna. -80%of the trees,ferns and flowering plants are endemic (found only in New Zealand); -6.2 million hectares of native forest

• Climate and Wildlife -the southern temperate latitudes midway between the Equator and the South Pole; -maritime climate; -seasons opposite to the Northern Hemisphere; - isolated from the rest of the world for 80 million years, New Zealand developed unique flora and fauna. -80% of the trees, ferns and flowering plants are endemic (found only in New Zealand); -6.2 million hectares of native forest

.Fauna -25 of New Zealand's birds are found nowhere else on earth; -the flightless birds -the kiwi as a national icon of New Zealand and New Zealanders; -other unique fauna including the Moa (a giant flightless bird),Tautara(native reptiles),bats (New Zealand's only native land mammals),yellow-eyed penguin,Kakapo (the world's only flightless parrot); -diverse marine fauna in New Zealand:whales,seals, dolphins and marine birds

•Fauna -25 % of New Zealand’s birds are found nowhere else on earth; -the flightless birds -the kiwi as a national icon of New Zealand and New Zealanders; -other unique fauna including the Moa (a giant flightless bird), Tautara (native reptiles), bats (New Zealand’s only native land mammals), yellow-eyed penguin, Kakapo (the world’s only flightless parrot); -diverse marine fauna in New Zealand: whales, seals, dolphins and marine birds