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NEW ZEALAND. DRUZNOVA ANASTACIA PH-41. HISTORICAL NOTES. The Maoris –the first people; Abel Tasman discovered the western coast; Rediscovered in 1769 by Capitan James Cook; The war - since 1860 by 1871; 1907 – the status of a Dominion. GEOGRAPHY.
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NEW ZEALAND DRUZNOVA ANASTACIA PH-41
HISTORICAL NOTES • The Maoris –the first people; • Abel Tasman discovered the western coast; • Rediscovered in 1769 by Capitan James Cook; • The war - since 1860 by 1871; • 1907 – the status of a Dominion.
GEOGRAPHY • Cook Strait (North Island and South Island) and a small island (Stewart Island); • The North Island – springs, geysers, watering places; • The South Island – fertile plains, high mountains, the Southern Alps; • Mount Cook – 3,764 m; • Rivers: the Wanganui, the Waikato; • Lake Taupo.
GEOGRAPHY • Natural gas, coal, high-grade ironsands; • Expensive forests; • Population: 3,145,000 in 1976; • 90% - British, 10% - Maoris.
THE NATIONAL ECONOMY • Industry plays an important role; • GRASS – is “the green gold” of New Zealand; • Food Industry (butter, cheese), milk powder factories, meat works, meat canneries; • Mainly farm machinery and equipment.
THE NATIONAL ECONOMY I - The world’s biggest exporter of meat and dairy products! II - The second largest exporter of wool! • Imports: • industrial products, plant, machinery; • motor vehicles, metal goods, raw materials; • semi-processed materials, components, some foodstuffs.
THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT • The House of Representatives; • Governor General – Executive Council – the Prime Minister; • Two big parties: the National Party and the Labour Party.
NEW ZEALAND DRUZNOVA ANASTACIA PH-41