THE AUSTRAL REALM II (NEW ZEALAND)

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THE AUSTRAL REALM IITHE AUSTRAL REALM II(NEW ZEALAND)(NEW ZEALAND)

CHAPTER 11: Part 2CHAPTER 11: Part 2

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NEW ZEALANDNEW ZEALAND

TWO MAJOR ISLANDS (NORTH AND SOUTH) AND MANY SMALLER

MOUNTAINOUS ENVIRONMENTS POPULATION OF 3.9 MILLION, OF

WHICH 85% ARE EUROPEAN MAORI HERITAGE (POLYNESIAN

ROOTS), BUT A MINORITY TODAY OF LESS THAN 400,000

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

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NEW ZEALAND’S RELATIVE LOCATION(ASTRIDE PLATE BOUNDARIES)

4THE IMPACT

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CLIMATECONTROLS?

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LAND-USEPATTERNS

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COMMONALITIESCOMMONALITIES(AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND)(AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND)

BRITISH HERITAGE PASTORAL ECONOMIES SMALL INTERNAL MARKETS CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE AND

REMOTE LOCATION HIGH % URBANIZATION PERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MOST

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Highly Urbanized on Coastal Margins

AUCKLAND, NORTH ISLAND

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THE MAORI FACTOR

• Treaty of Watangi, 1840• Land and Fishing Rights• Lack of Integration

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THE AUSTRAL REALM IITHE AUSTRAL REALM II(NEW ZEALAND)(NEW ZEALAND)

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