Intro To NZ

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SOS Quiz on Intro To NZ, created by Y.G on 25/10/2013.
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Question 1

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Longest River in NZ?
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  • Thames
  • Waikato

Question 2

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Capital of NZ?
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  • Wellington
  • Auckland
  • Christchurch

Question 3

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First European to discover NZ?
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  • Captain James Cook
  • Abel Tasman
  • Edward Gibbon
  • Christopher Columbus

Question 4

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Name of the stretch of water that runs between the North and South Island?
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  • Foveaux Strait
  • Cook Strait
  • Waikato

Question 5

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Key role of NZ Parliament?
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  • Prime Minister
  • Making Law
  • Governor General

Question 6

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What year was the treaty of Waitangi signed?
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  • 1940
  • 2040
  • 1840
  • 1850

Question 7

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Name of the political system that NZ uses when electing members of parliament?
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  • Voting
  • MMP - Mixed Member Proportional
  • Election

Question 8

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Define convention
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  • A standard technique or rule to be followed
  • An exhibition

Question 9

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Define natural features
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  • features made by the environment
  • features made by people e.g. cities

Question 10

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Who were the first people to migrate to NZ between 800 - 1000AD?
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  • Europeans
  • Maori
  • Chinese
  • Polynesians

Question 11

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When did the New Zealand Wars take place?
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  • 1860 - 1872
  • 1850 - 1860
  • 1850 - 1872

Question 12

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what is a dominion?
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  • Semi-independent country
  • Independent country
  • Non - independent country

Question 13

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Define cultural features
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  • Features made by people e.g. cities
  • The environment

Question 14

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What is the statue of Westminster?
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  • Adopted in 1947 making NZ fully independent
  • Adopted in 1847 making NZ fully independent

Question 15

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Define urban
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  • A city area
  • A country area

Question 16

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Define Rural
Answer
  • A city area
  • A country area

Question 17

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Tallest mountain in the North Island?
Answer
  • Mt Cook
  • Mt Ruapehu
  • Mt Eden
  • Mt Everest

Question 18

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Lake Te Anau is in the South Island.....
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 19

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What does FACKTS stand for?
Answer
  • Frame Arrow Colour Key Title Scale
  • Frame Arrow Key Title Scale
  • Forest Animals Colouring Keys The Sheep

Question 20

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Dunedin is north of Christchurch....
Answer
  • False
  • True

Question 21

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what percent of the total land area is in the South Island?
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  • 56%
  • 46%
  • 50%
  • 66%

Question 22

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No. of main cities in NZ?
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  • 19
  • 20
  • 18
  • 3

Question 23

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____% of the population live in _____ main lowland areas.
Answer
  • 75% and 12
  • 50% and 12
  • 75% and 10

Question 24

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Christchurch is NZ's.....
Answer
  • 2nd largest city
  • 3rd largest city
  • 5th largest city
  • Largest city in the South Island

Question 25

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Population of Auckland?
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  • 1 million+
  • 1Million
  • 500,000
  • 2 million

Question 26

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NZ's largest city?
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  • Auckland
  • Wellington

Question 27

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Who founded the NZ company?
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  • Edward Gibborn Wakefield
  • Abel Tasman
  • Edward Gibson Wakefield
  • Edward Gibbon

Question 28

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Fill in the gaps: Over ____% of the land area of NZ is more than ______ metres above sea level.
Answer
  • 56% and 200 metres
  • 75% and 200 metres
  • 75% and 300 metres

Question 29

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What % of the population live in the South Island?
Answer
  • 25%
  • 45%
  • 50%
  • 35%

Question 30

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what % of the population live in the northern part of the North island?
Answer
  • 48%
  • 45%
  • 58%
  • 38%

Question 31

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_____% of the pop. live within _____km of the coast
Answer
  • 90% and 40km
  • 90% 25km
  • 50% and 40km
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