Aj graduation - countries' fact

New Zealand
-1st settlers – Maori, north of Zealand, 1k ago (? –or 1400BC ?), lived around today's Wellington (west coast, northern island), migrated from Polynesia
-Kupe – explorer, who 1st discovered N.Z., named it Aoteroa
-1st European who saw N.Z. was Abel Tasman in 1642, next European was there 127 yrs l8r – James Cook – claimed it to be British in 1769

-Waitangi treaty established N.Z. as a nation on 6th FEB 1840, signed between Maori chief and GB crown – the day is now national day (Waitangi Day) (named after place on the north of N.Z.)
-the  treaty guarantied Maori their lands&fisheries and subjected them to the rights&privilages of GB; N.Z. became colony of GB in exchange for the rights guarantied

-1840 settlers came (private N.Z. comp. planned a settlement there)
-this settlement struggled partly bcs of trying to obtain land from Maori, these left shortly after, being left to fight (wrangle) over smaller parts of lands

1846 – Wellington made a capital city

Fauna&Flora
-Kowhai - #FF0 flower
- evergreen, warm, broad-leaved trees
-giant Kaori trees in the north (and Coromandel peninsula)
-unique birds (Kiwi, unofficial symbol of N.Z.; Kea; Weka)
-penguins, albatross
-dolphins, whales and seals in seas
-insects are totally unique (pretty big bastards btw.. )

Population
-3.6M ppl, 1/3 lives in gr8er Auckland area
-mostly British, European or Irish origin, but other European nations also noticeable
-Maori 14% of pplation
-immigration from Pacific Islands – Samoa, Fiji

Famous ppl from N.Z.
Sir Edmund Hillary – climbed up Mt.Everest
Lord Rutherford – 1st who split the atom
Jena Batten – 1st woman who flew England-Australia

As a nation New Zealand was the first self-governing country to give women the vote in 1892, the first to institute the eight-hour work day, the first to introduce the old age pension, the first to operate a tourist office and the first to start a national rainforest reforestation project.

Sports
Rugby (national sport), national team "All Blacks"

Economy&Gov
-gov loosely based on GB parliament
-member of commonwealth
-single house parliament, members elected every 3 yrs
-gov divided into 3 branches – legislature (parliament), executive (part of gov performing tasks), judiciary (courts)
-gov formed by party w/ majority of votes
-Queen represented by Governor General
-no constitution per se (itself) – 2 docs – Bill of rights act & treaty of Waitangi
 
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Canada
-established 1867
-1st PM sir Macdonald
10 provinces & 3 territories
-capital Otawa
-33M ppl
biggest cities
	Torronto , Montreal, Vancouver
-2nd largest country in the world
-FR&ENG are official lng

-Mt. Logan highest peak – 5959m
-Mackenzie river – longest river – 4241km
-4/5 Great Lakes lie partly in Canada – these make a vastest fresh water surface
-Great Lakes are navigable from Atlantic to Ontario

-constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy with a federal system of parliamentary government
-Queen and head of state is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor General
-Parliament -2 chambers (upper=senate, lower=house of commons), 105+308 members
-multiparty system – 
The Conservatives 
The Liberals
The Bloq Quebecois
The New Democrates

-Constitution Act – 1982, endorsed by all but quebec

Banff National Part (alberta)
Niagara falls (ontario)
Bay of Fundy

Canadian inventions
1. Insulin 
2. Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell was a Canadian Immigrant.)
3. Five Pin Bowling

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