Hello,we are some students of ESO 1 at San José school in Lugo and we are going to talk about NEW ZEALAND, an amazing country with peculiar traditions.
We are Uxia, Alexandra, Nuria, Pablo and Daniel.
jueves, 12 de junio de 2014
miércoles, 11 de junio de 2014
martes, 10 de junio de 2014
Sports
The national sports are Rugby and Sailing.
The rugby team are the "All Blacks", several times world champions. It is very typical the ritual maori dance of war "Haka", performed in front of the rival team before the match:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tdMCAV6Yd0Y
The rugby team are the "All Blacks", several times world champions. It is very typical the ritual maori dance of war "Haka", performed in front of the rival team before the match:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tdMCAV6Yd0Y
New Zealand Economy
New Zealand has a modern, prosperous and developed market
economy with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of roughly US$28,250. The currency is the New Zealand
dollar, informally known as the "Kiwi dollar"; it also circulates in
the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn
Islands.
New Zealand History
Māori were the first to arrive in New Zealand, journeying in
canoes from Hawaiki about 1,000 years ago. A Dutchman, Abel Tasman, was the
first European to sight the country but it was the British who made New Zealand
part of their empire.
In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, an agreement
between the British Crown and Maori. It established British law in New Zealand
and it is considered New Zealand’s founding document an important part of the
country's history. The building where the treaty was signed has been preserved
and, today, the Waitangi Treaty Grounds are a popular attraction.
You'll find amazing Māori historic sites and taonga
(treasures) - as well as beautiful colonial-era buildings - throughout
the country. A walk around any New Zealand city today shows what a culturally
diverse and fascinating country they have become.
Geographic and Demografic data
New Zealand has a surface of 268.000 km2 , and a population of about 4 and a half million people.
The original ethnic group is the Maori, related with the ancient polynesian inhabitants.
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