Australia & New Zealand By: Jesus Reyes and Michael.

Australia & New ZealandAustralia & New ZealandBy: Jesus Reyes and Michael

Physical Coordinates & Day/Night Physical Coordinates & Day/Night TimesTimes

41° 17′ 0″ S, 41° 17′ 0″ S, 174° 27′ 0″ E174° 27′ 0″ E

Sunrise at 6:52 AM in Sunrise at 6:52 AM in direction76°East by direction76°East by northnorth

Sunset at5:47 PM in Sunset at5:47 PM in direction284°West by direction284°West by northnorth

Time ZonesTime Zones Approximately 30 degrees Approximately 30 degrees

South from the Antarctic South from the Antarctic CircleCircle

Approximately. 10 degrees Approximately. 10 degrees North from the Tropic of North from the Tropic of CapricornCapricorn

Approx 35 degrees South Approx 35 degrees South of the Equatorof the Equator

65 degrees South of the 65 degrees South of the Tropic of CancerTropic of Cancer

95 Degrees South of the 95 Degrees South of the Artic CircleArtic Circle

Approx.100degress south Approx.100degress south from the North Polefrom the North Pole

80 degrees north from 80 degrees north from south polesouth pole

Rock and MineralsRock and Minerals

The land has The land has natural resources natural resources as timber, oil, iron as timber, oil, iron ore, sand natural ore, sand natural gas, coal, silver, gas, coal, silver, gold, hydropower gold, hydropower jade and limestonejade and limestone

Tectonic PlatesTectonic Plates

The country owes its The country owes its varied topography, varied topography, and perhaps even its and perhaps even its emergence above emergence above the waves, to the the waves, to the dynamic boundarydynamic boundary it it straddles between straddles between the the PacificPacific and and Indo-Australian PlateIndo-Australian Platess

Types of MountainTypes of Mountain The The South IslandSouth Island is the is the

largest largest land massland mass of New of New Zealand, and is divided Zealand, and is divided along its length by the along its length by the Southern AlpsSouthern Alps, the highest , the highest peak of which is peak of which is AorakiAoraki/Mount Cook/Mount Cook at 3754 meters at 3754 meters (12,320 ft). There are (12,320 ft). There are eighteen peaks over 3,000 eighteen peaks over 3,000 meters (10,000 ft) in the meters (10,000 ft) in the South Island. The South Island. The North IslandNorth Island is less is less mountainous than the mountainous than the South, but is marked by South, but is marked by volcanism. The highest volcanism. The highest North Island mountain, North Island mountain, Mount Mount RuapehuRuapehu (2,797 m / (2,797 m / 9,177 ft), is an active cone 9,177 ft), is an active cone volcanovolcano. .

Reference to Carbon Dioxide Reference to Carbon Dioxide

CO2 emissions - CO2 emissions - 42nd highest 42nd highest emissions, at 8.7 emissions, at 8.7 tonnes per capita tonnes per capita

Wind patterns & Atmospheric Wind patterns & Atmospheric PressurePressure

its isolation from continental its isolation from continental influences and exposure to cold influences and exposure to cold southerly winds and ocean currents southerly winds and ocean currents gives the climate a much milder gives the climate a much milder character. The character. The climateclimate throughout throughout the country is mild and the country is mild and temperatetemperate, , mainly mainly maritimemaritime, with temperatures , with temperatures rarely falling below 0 °rarely falling below 0 °CC (32 ° (32 °FF) or ) or rising above 30 °C (86 °F) in rising above 30 °C (86 °F) in populated areas. Temperature populated areas. Temperature maxima and minimamaxima and minima throughout the throughout the historical record are 42.4 °C (108.3 historical record are 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) in °F) in RangioraRangiora, , CanterburyCanterbury and - and -21.6 °C (-6.9 °F) in 21.6 °C (-6.9 °F) in OphirOphir, , OtagoOtago. . [19][19] Conditions vary sharply across Conditions vary sharply across regions from extremely wet on the regions from extremely wet on the West CoastWest Coast of the of the South IslandSouth Island to to semi-aridsemi-arid (Köppen BSh) in the (Köppen BSh) in the Mackenzie BasinMackenzie Basin of inland of inland CanterburyCanterbury and and subtropicalsubtropical in in NorthlandNorthland. Of the main cities, . Of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving Christchurch is the driest, receiving only some 640 mm (25 only some 640 mm (25 inin) of rain ) of rain per year; Auckland, the wettest, per year; Auckland, the wettest, receives almost twice that amount receives almost twice that amount

The climate zones & Humidity The climate zones & Humidity ClimateClimate The latitude of New Zealand The latitude of New Zealand

(ranging from approximately 34 to (ranging from approximately 34 to 47°S) 47°S)

isolation from continental isolation from continental influences and exposure to cold influences and exposure to cold southerly winds and ocean currents southerly winds and ocean currents gives the climate a much milder gives the climate a much milder character. character.

The The climateclimate throughout the country throughout the country is mild and is mild and temperatetemperate, mainly , mainly maritimemaritime, with temperatures rarely , with temperatures rarely falling below 0 °falling below 0 °CC (32 ° (32 °FF) or rising ) or rising above 30 °C (86 °F) in populated above 30 °C (86 °F) in populated areas. areas.

The southern and south-western The southern and south-western parts of South Island have a cooler parts of South Island have a cooler and cloudier climate.and cloudier climate.

the northern and north-eastern the northern and north-eastern parts of the South Island are the parts of the South Island are the sunniest areas of the country and sunniest areas of the country and receive approximately 2400-2500 receive approximately 2400-2500 sunshine hours per annum sunshine hours per annum [20][20]

Oceans and Seas Oceans and Seas

maritimemaritime, with , with temperatures temperatures rarely falling below rarely falling below 0 °0 °CC (32 ° (32 °FF) or ) or rising above 30 °C rising above 30 °C (86 °F) in (86 °F) in populated areas. populated areas.

Severe Weather DisturbancesSevere Weather Disturbances

Severe Severe thunderstorms had thunderstorms had been registered as been registered as well as volcanic well as volcanic activity.activity.

The Biomes The Biomes All four weathers are All four weathers are

present in New present in New ZealandZealand

Diverse geographic Diverse geographic features that include features that include glaciers, volcanoes, glaciers, volcanoes, thrust fault mountains, thrust fault mountains, geothermal hot geothermal hot springs, coastal zones, springs, coastal zones, marine and fresh marine and fresh water ecosystems, water ecosystems, alpine tundra, swamp alpine tundra, swamp forests, grasslands forests, grasslands

Population in the Area Population in the Area

PopulationPopulation - December  - December 2007 estimate 2007 estimate 4,252,0005 (4,252,0005 (122nd (2007)122nd (2007)) - 2006 census ) - 2006 census 4,143,2796  - 4,143,2796  - DensityDensity15/km² (15/km² (204th204th))39/sq mi39/sq mi

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