Australia is situated in the Southern Hemisphere as well as the Eastern Hemisphere sharing its location with Europe, Africa and Asia. It is the smallest and most isolated continent and due to this fact, it is referred to as the 'island continent. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world by land area. Australia is the flattest continent, with an average height of 330 metres above sea level, as well as an average annual precipitation of 450 millimetres, making it the driest inhabited continent there is. These characteristics are hidden beneath the range of exclusive topographic features and river systems that are found in Australia.
While Australia is part of a global community there are many features of the physical and human environment that make the country unique. Taken together, these features give our country an identity that is readily recognised around the world as Australian. Australia’s physical environments are what gives it its international …show more content…
Indicative of this is the Nullarbor Plain, which is found in the southern part of the Western Plateau. The Western Plateau is also home to many deserts. Due to cold water currents off the coast of Western Australia, this region is very dry. The Western Plateau is not completely flat, however. These monoliths came into being when soft rocks surrounding them were eroded, leaving behind the stronger rock. The Hamersley, Musgrave and MacDonnell Ranges are mountain varieties in the Western Plateau.
AUSTRALIA’S MAJOR PATTERNS:
The Climate is the study of weather over time. Weather is the short-term study of temperature, precipitation rates, humidity, the sun and the wind. Some factors that affect the climate of an area include global air circulation and topography. These factors all work together to create the climate found in Australia, which is drier than all the other continents, with the exception of
While Australia is part of a global community there are many features of the physical and human environment that make the country unique. Taken together, these features give our country an identity that is readily recognised around the world as Australian. Australia’s physical environments are what gives it its international …show more content…
Indicative of this is the Nullarbor Plain, which is found in the southern part of the Western Plateau. The Western Plateau is also home to many deserts. Due to cold water currents off the coast of Western Australia, this region is very dry. The Western Plateau is not completely flat, however. These monoliths came into being when soft rocks surrounding them were eroded, leaving behind the stronger rock. The Hamersley, Musgrave and MacDonnell Ranges are mountain varieties in the Western Plateau.
AUSTRALIA’S MAJOR PATTERNS:
The Climate is the study of weather over time. Weather is the short-term study of temperature, precipitation rates, humidity, the sun and the wind. Some factors that affect the climate of an area include global air circulation and topography. These factors all work together to create the climate found in Australia, which is drier than all the other continents, with the exception of