Thursday, February 23, 2012

Climate in Australia

Interesting facts:


  • Australia is seperated by cold waters on the south and warm waters in the north

  • it is the flatest, most arid, least inhabited continent

  • Part of Australia lies in the tropics, and the other part lies in the subtropics

  • The few low mountains are vital for precipitation in Ausrtalia

  • Australia is divided into three topographic regions: Western Plateau, the Central Lowlands, and the Eastern Highlands

  • Intermittenly= ceasing, or at certain times

  • Australia has many caves, and rivers that are seasonal

  • It obtains the Great Barrier Reef, which is the most extensive coral reef

  • extensive: ongoing

Questions:



  • How do these climates affect the animals?

  • What climates attract different animals?

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