Flashcards on New Zealand: Geography, History, Politics
New Zealand: Geography, History, Politics Summary for Students
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New Zealand (Geography and History)
25 cards
Card 1
Question: Where are New Zealand's two main islands located relative to Australia?
Answer: Southeast of Australia in the South Pacific.
Card 2
Question: Name two major landscape features found in New Zealand.
Answer: Active volcanoes and the Southern Alps (mountain range).
Card 3
Question: Why do the majority of people live on the North Island?
Answer: For its mild climate and economic potential, and because the capital Wellington and largest city Auckland are there.
Card 4
Question: What is New Zealand's largest natural lake and where is it located?
Answer: Lake Taupo, located on the North Island.
Card 5
Question: What is the highest peak in the Southern Alps and its height?
Answer: Mount Cook, 3,754 metres.
Card 6
Question: Approximately how many glaciers are in the Southern Alps?
Answer: More than 360 glaciers.
Card 7
Question: When did the first settlers (ancestors of the Māori) arrive in New Zealand and from where?
Answer: Around AD 800 from Eastern Polynesia in the Central Pacific.
Card 8
Question: Who was the first European to reach New Zealand and in what year?
Answer: Dutch sailor Abel Tasman in 1642.
Card 9
Question: Which European explorer really explored New Zealand and encouraged colonists and tradesmen to follow?
Answer: British naval officer James Cook.
Card 10
Question: How did Great Britain establish control over the South and North Islands?
Answer: The South Island was taken by right of discovery; the North Island became a British colony in 1840 when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by Māori nor