03 Australia and New Zealand

CLIMATE

• mostly arid or semiarid, south and east are temperate and the north is tropical

• extensive droughts, tropical cyclones, heat waves, bushfires

• occasional dust strom or tornado

ANIMALS

• marsupials – pouch with joey

• kangaroos – hop, all the time pregnant

• Koala – eats only eukalyptus leaves, sleeping all the time, agressive

• platypus – monotreme, duck + beaver, venomous

• Echidna – monotreme

• Emu

• Dingo – marsupial

• water buffalo

• rabbit – pest – destroying the country

• white sharks, crocodile

• wombats – produces cube poop, marsupial

NATURAL RESOURCES

• world leader in mining

• coal, gold, copper, iron, nickel, uranium

• agriculture – wheat, rice, oilseeds, cotton, fruits, tobacco, sheep

• industry – mining, aerospace

ECONOMY

• affected by Gold Rush and agriculture

• steady economic growth – highes living standard

• not affected by crises

• core? mineral resources, agriculture, sheep, meat, dairy, wine (for export)

• UN, WHO, OECD, UNESCO

TOURISM

• Sydney Opera house – passing sails

• Great Barrier Reef – coast of cat’s ears, coral bleaching – global warming

• Kakadu national Park – wilderness

• Uluru-Kaka-Tjuta – red rocks

• Fraser Island – sandy island

• poisonous tree – you cut it = sprays poison, you burn it – poisonous gas

• Why people go there

  • adventure, different way of life

  • backpacking, diving, surfing!

  • outback – area not populated, desert

• most dangerous: box jellyfish, shars, crocodiles, snakes, spiders

NEW ZEALAND

• lies between Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean

• South Island and North Island

SYMBOLS

• flag: reminds of AUS flag

  • southern cross + union jack

• anthem:

  • God defend New Zealand

• Capital:

  • Wellington

• Currency

  • New Zealand Dollar

• Official language

  • English

  • Maori

• Symbols

  • kiwi = flightless bird, formerely size of ostrich – shrinked, still big egg, symbol of air force, new bird can live on its own – doesn’t need care

  • Koru = shape of circle – represents creation

  • Silver Fern – grown Koru (kapradí), national symbol – badge of honour, valor

  • All Blacks – rugby team – known for performing Haka dance – Maori tradition, mimicking before hunt

DEMOGRAPHICS

• 4,5 million

• hiring farmers, they give you everything for free

• mostly British 74%, 15% Maori, 12% Asian, 7% Pacific peoples (islands sink)

• religion – European influence (48% Christian, 39% non religious)

HISTORY

• settled at last – eastern polynesias in 13th century

• maori and moriorI

POLITICAL SYSTEM

• head Q Elizabeth II

• executive – prime minister – head of Cabinet

• monocameral legislative – House of Representatives

• non-written constitution

• political parties: National + Labour

ECONOMY

• 19th century – immigrants struggles with Maori

• sealing, whaling, gold, kauri gum, native timber – agriculture, hunting

• 1970 – energetic crisis (World energetic crisis)

• one of the places with high level living

• core of economy

  • agriculture, sheep + wool, dairy products, wine – in big amounts

CITIES

• capital: Wellington

• Auckland – biggest

• Christchurch – almost destroyed during earthquake

• people live around the country side