The geography of New Zealand.

  Lesson 1.

NEW ZEALAND

    The theme of our lesson is New Zealand. If you want to learn about this wonderful country, to see its beautiful  landscapes , join us. Read and translate the text and do the tasks after it.

Look at the new words that you will meet in the text:

include - включать  в себя                                                                                                                                                   cleft – трещина                                                                                                                                                       emerge – возникать,появляться                                                                                                                        length  - длина                                                                                                                                                   coastline – береговая линия                                                                                                                                    rough – неровный, бурный                                                                                                                                     caldera – кратер вулкана                                                                                                                                    extensive  - обширный                                                                                                                                             marine - морской                                                                                                                                                submerged  - погруженный, затопленный водой                                                                                                slope – склон

recede – отступать

respective - соответствующий

                The geography of New Zealand.

    The geography of New Zealand includs two main islandes (the North and South Islands, Te-Ika-a-Maui and Te Wai Pounamu in Māori) and a number of smaller islands. The dramatic and varied landscape of New Zealand has made it popular for tourists. Neighbouring countries include Australia to the northwest and Tonga and Fiji to the north. New Zealand is in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean at 41°S 174°E. It has an area of 268,680 square kilometres (including Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Islands, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands), making it slightly smaller than Italy and Japan and a little larger than the United Kingdom. These islands are the main areas of land that emerged from the largely submerged continent of Zealandia. New Zealand has 15,134 km of coastline and extensive marine resources. The country claims the seventh-largest zone in the world, covering over four million square kilometres more than 15 times its land area. It has no land borders.   

The South Island is the largest land mass. The island is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki/Mount Cook at 3754 metres.

Lake Wakatipu and Lake Pukaki are inland glacial lakes (finger lakes) (310 meters above sea level). Mountains are on the background. It is southern New Zealand Alps. There are 18 peaks of more than 3000 metres in the South Island. The east side of the island has the Canterbury Plains while the West Coast is famous for its rough coastlines, and Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. Ice clefts (cracks) in the glacier body formed during melting process.

This is an amazing Mountain waterfall is on the slope of France Joseph Glacier ancient valley.

Lake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ohau. All three lakes were created when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys. The glacial feed to the lakes gives them a distinctive blue colour, created by glacial flour. Panorama of the Lake Pukaki. It is the typical mountain glacial lake. It is 480 meters above sea level.

Waiho river, flowing from the France Joseph Glacier,is one of the longest rivers.

The North Island is less mountainous than the South, and is marked by volcanism. The island's tallest mountain, Mount Ruapehu (2797 m ) is an active volcano. Lake Taupo is near the centre of the North Island and is the largest lake by surface area in the country. It lies in a caldera created by the Oruanui eruption, the largest eruption in the world in the past 70,000 years.You can see the special images of the nature: natural landscapes:

Geyser pool "Frying Pan Flat"

Hot water reek the termal "Champagne Pool".

Geyser pool "Devil's Home" is the first marked thermal crater visitors come to when walking around the park. This panorama shows the surrounding scenery. The crater is formed by the action of acid water and some of the larger craters are lined with different coloured minerals.

Geyser pool "Devil's Bath". The water contents iron. The Devil’s Bath looks like a bright yellow-green color and is located across the pallet from the Champagne Pool.

"Lady Knox" is a geyser during the eruption.

Ex. 1.  Match the title and  subject:

1.       "Lady Knox"

2.       "Lake Ngakoro"

3.       "Devil's Bath"

4.       Aoraki

5.      Pukaki

6.      "Frying Pan Flat"

7.      "Champagne Pool"

8.      Wakatipu

a.        Hot water reek

b.      Geyser

c.       Geyser pool

d.      Geyser lake

e.       Mountain

f.        Lake

g.      An inland glacial lake

Ex.2.  Express the same in English:

1.      Северный остров менее гористый, чем южный.

2.      Горячий термальный источник на берегу озера.

3.      Протяженность береговой линии Новой Зеландии 15,134км.

4.      Площадь Новой Зеландии составляет 268,680 км².

5.      Водопад на склоне ледника.

6.      Он находится в кратере вулкана.

Ex.3.  Complete the sentences:

1.      The North Island is ____ mountainous than the South.

2.      The Lake Pukaki is the typical ____ glacial lake.

3.      Ice ____ in the glacier body formed during melting process.

4.      The South Island is the ____ land mass.

5.      "Lady Knox" is a ____ during the eruption.

6.      Lake Taupo is near the centre of the ____ Island and is the ____ lake by surface area in the country.

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