Landeskunde & Unit-Vokabeln • Klasse 9
1. Landeskunde: New Zealand
Bereich Infos
Southwestern Pacific Ocean; southeast of Australia; two main islands: North Island & South
Location
Island
Size / Population ≈ 268,000 km²; ≈ 5.3 million people
Auckland – largest city, harbors, multicultural • Wellington – capital, arts & films •
Major cities
Christchurch – South Island, rebuilding from earthquake
Mountains: Mount Cook (highest) • Volcanoes: Mount Ruapehu • Beaches: Piha (black sand),
Natural features
Abel Tasman
Māori – indigenous people, Te Reo language • Matariki – Māori New Year celebration • Haka
Culture / Traditions
– traditional war dance
Activities / Tourism Hiking: Milford Track, Tongariro Crossing • Surfing: Raglan, Mount Maunganui
Primary school: grades 1–6, ages 5–10 (curriculum: English, Science, …) • Intermediate school:
Education grades 7–8 • Secondary school: grades 9–13, ages 13–18 – offers vocational subjects: NCEA
(Certificate of Educational Achievement)
2. Vokabeln – Unit New Zealand
English Deutsch
effective effektiv, wirkungsvoll
effect Auswirkung
reference (to) Verweis (auf), Bezug (auf)
(to) refer to verweisen auf; sich beziehen auf
detailed ausführlich, detailliert
(to) be mistaken sich irren, sich täuschen
mysterious mysteriös, geheimnisvoll
awe-inspiring erfurchtgebietend, beeindruckend
development Entwicklung
Māori Maori (Ureinwohner Neuseelands); maorisch
ancestor Vorfahr/in
other-worldly (welt)entrückt; überirdisch
landscape Landschaft
beauty Schönheit
(to) power antreiben, betreiben, mit Energie versorgen
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