英语国家概况newzealand.ppt

NewZealand英语国家概况

Chapter18

SocietyandCulture英语国家概况

LandofLongWhiteCloudsLandofLongWhiteClouds

NationalDay:February6thOnFeb6th,1840,theTreatyofWaitangiwassignedbyMaoripeopleandBritishsettlers.

NationalFlagof

NewZealandNationalFlagofAustralia

NationalEmblem

SilverFern银蕨Kiwi几维鸟

MaoriVersionEIhowaAtua,(Ihoa)Ong?iwim?tour?,?tawhakarongona;Mearohanoa.Kiahuakotepai;Kiataut?atawhai;ManaakitiamaiAotearoa.EnglishVersionGodofNations,atthyfeet.Inthebondsoflovewemeet.Hearourvoices,weentreat,GodDefendourfreeland.GuardPacificstriplestar,Fromtheshaftsofstrifeandwar.Makeherpraisesheardafar,GoddefendNewZealand.

NewZealand

NewZealand270,543squarekmNorthIsland114,500squarekmSouthIsland150,700squarekmStewartIsland1,750squarekm

TopographyThreefourthofNewZealandismorethan200metersabovesealevel.

DormantVolcanoActiveVolcano

Geothermal

Resources

RiversinNewZealandarenotverylongbuttheyrunswiftly.

TheLargestLake

LakeTaupo陶波湖

ArethefollowingstatementsaboutNewZealandcorrect?NewZealandisanislandcountry.NewZealandiscomprisedoftwomainisland:theNorthIslandandtheSouthIsland.CookStrait,whichseparatesthetwomainislands,connectstheTasmanSeainthewestwiththeSouthPacificOceanintheeast.ThemountainousSouthIslandisthelargestlandmassofNewZealand.TheNorthIslandismarkedbyvolcanism.

VolcanoEarthquake

amulticulturalsocietywithdiversepopulationtotalpopulation:4.12million(2006) —Pākehā(Europeandescent):80%;—Maoris:14.5%;—otherethnicgroups:PacificIslandPolynesians;Chinese;Indians

EuropeanMaoriAsianPacificIslandMixedOtherThepopulationinNewZealandisabout4.03millionaccordingtothe2005census.

ThreefourthofthepopulationinNewZealandliveinNorthIsland.

Clothes

Tattoo

Hongi

碰鼻礼

Marae

MajorCitiesinNewZealandAuckland奥克兰Wellington