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