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