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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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