New Zealand - Topography, Climate and History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 New Zealand's Location | Approx. 1,600km of SE Asia |
| New Zealand Vitals | 2 Islands - North and South, Similar to Great Britain, Very Productive, Populous North Island |
| Topography | A Rugged Landscape |
| Topography - South Island | Southern Alps - over 3,500 m Similar to Australia |
| Climate - West Coast | Marine West Coast (Maritime Climate), Similar to Great Britain and US Pacific NW |
| Climate - South | H-type in Southern Highlands, Rainy in South Island - which can get heavy |
| New Zealand's weather is ideal in | Agriculture and Ranching, which is also intense in the North Island |
| First Settlement | Approx. 1,500 Years Ago |
| Historical Geography | A Remote part of the World |
| No Evidence of | Permanent Settlement before 9th Century AD |
| Successive Waves of | Polynesian Immigrants (11th to 18th Centuries) |
| Similar Immigration to | Australia |
| Pre European | Ways of Peoples and Density |
| First European Contacts | Tasman in 1642 |
| First European to Land | James Cook in 1769 - Devoured by civilians |
| Since the late 1700's | Colonization from Great Britain |
| British Sovereignty in 1840 | Beginning of Main European Immigration Waves |
| The Waitangi Treaty | Peace Between British and the Maoris |
| Late 1880's | Became a part of the British Commonwealth |
| Present Day New Zealand | A Constitutional Monarchy |
| British Colony Based System | Just like Australia with a Governor General |
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