The Austral Realm Ii

THE AUSTRAL REALM II
(NEW ZEALAND)

CHAPTER 11: 546-549

NEW ZEALAND

n TWO MAJOR ISLANDS (NORTH AND SOUTH) AND MANY SMALLER

n MOUNTAINOUS ENVIRONMENTS

n POPULATION OF 4.0 MILLION, OF WHICH 85% ARE EUROPEAN

n MAORI HERITAGE (POLYNESIAN ROOTS), BUT A MINORITY TODAY OF LESS THAN 400,000

n ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

NEW ZEALAND’S RELATIVE LOCATION (MAP)

EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS (MAP)

CLIMATE PATTERNS (MAP)

POPULATION OVERVIEW

n 4.0 MILLION PEOPLE

n MAORI MINORITY OF ABOUT 10%

n ARITHMETIC DENSITY: 38/SQ MI

n PHYSIOLOGIC DENSITY: 22/SQ MI

n 77% URBANIZED

n GNP: $18,530

LAND USE PATTERNS (MAP)

NEW ZEALAND’S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE (PHOTO)

COMMONALITIES (AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND)

n BRITISH HERITAGE

n PASTORAL ECONOMIES

n SMALL INTERNAL MARKETS

n CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE AND REMOTE LOCATION

n HIGH % URBANIZATION

n PERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENT

n CONCERNS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

n EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MOST

AUCKLAND (PHOTO)

THE MAORI FACTOR (PHOTO)