AUSTRALIA

Australia’s Climate

Southeast: temperate

Middle: desert

Around middle: grasslands

Northeastern: equatorial

Southwest: subtropical

Summer: Dec. – Feb

Fall: March – May

Winter: June – Aug.

Spring: Sept. – Nov.

GEOGRAPHY

Landmarks

•Sydney Opera House

Located in Sydney, it is the most famous landmark in all of Australia.

•Castle Hill

Made of pink granite. Served a great purpose in WWII.

•Great Barrier Reef

World’s largest coral reef system. Only structure that can be seen in space.

GEOGRAPHY

Features

•Mighty Murray River•Lake Argyle

•Cooper’s Creek

GEOGRAPHY

Mountains

•Mt. Kosciuszko

•Great Dividing Range

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Resources

•Gold

•Uranium

•Fish

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Adaptation

Men: Hunt animals

Women: prepare food;

collect fruits, plants, tools

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Special Facts

•6th largest continent

•Dries inhabited continent