Did you know?
- New Zealand's population is estimated to increase by one person every 10 minutes and 38 seconds. Tell me more.
- In March 2003 there were 18,833 new cars registered in new Zealand. Tell me more
Activity
There are lots more interesting facts on the SNZ website. Explore the website and find the answers to these questions.
| Questions |
Answers |
Hints on where to find the answers. |
|
Find out:
- The ocean New Zealand lies in
- The largest lake
- The largest glacier
- The deepest cave
- The coldest month
|
|
Click on Profile of New Zealand on the left hand column.
|
|
In June 2003 there were 112,000 visitors New Zealand. This was fewer than the number who came in June 2002.
- Which event might have slowed down the number of tourists coming to New Zealand?
|
|
Click on 'Media Releases' on the left hand column
- Sort the media releases into alphabetical order. There is a button at the top of the page you can click on.
- Scroll down till you get to 'External Migration, June 2003' and click on it.
|
|
Statistics New Zealand and the Ministry of Culture have just released some information about what cultural activities New Zealanders have been involved in.
- Can you find out which age group visits historic places the most?
|
|
Click on 'Media Releases' on the left hand column
- Sort the media releases into alphabetical order. There is a button at the top of the page you can click on.
- Scroll down till you get to 'A Measure of Culture' and click on it.
|
Who works where?
- Have a look at the table below. Tick the first column if the people who work in that industry would have depended on natural resources or historic places and tick the second column if they depended on tourism.
| Number of people employed in different industries according to the 2001 Census of Population and dwellings. |
| Industry |
Number of people |
Natural resources or Historic places |
Tourism |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
142,758 |
|
|
| Mining |
3,354 |
|
|
| Manufacturing |
223,809 |
|
|
| Electricity, Gas and Water Supply |
5,976 |
|
|
| Retail Trade |
208,317 |
|
|
| Accommodation, Cafes, Restaurants |
80,355 |
|
|
| Transport and Storage |
66,498 |
|
|
| Cultural and Recreational Services |
41,274 |
|
|
Now find the table that this information comes from.
Use Table Finder
- Click on 'age' and then click 'add'
- Scroll down the list and click on 'industry' and then click on 'Add'
- Click on 'Find tables'
- A list of tables will appear on the screen. Click on the one that is called 'age by industry, by sex, people (employed 15 years and over), 2001'. It is probably the second one in the list.
- Click on the Excel icon and it will open the file.
Well done. Now find the data for all the different industry groups, draw a bar graph and write a short sentence about what the graph shows.
|