Its geography

Australia is the largest island of the world. It has a surface of 7 682 300 square kilometers.

It consists of six states and two major mainland territories: the states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The two major mainland territories are the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.

North	South	East	West
The North is called the Top end: it is a tropical area, with very strong storms.	There are mountains and very fertile coastal* territories.	The East is a temperate area. This is the reason why the majority of the population lives there.	In the West the country becomes increasingly* flat* and arid. It is a desert climate.

Its climate

As a whole, Australia has a hot and dry climate with a continental character.

Summers are hot and dry, winters are soft and rainy.

Vocabulary :

Coastal Band : bande côtière

Flat : plat

Increasingly : de plus en plus

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Pages created by : Rado Lucie

François Jonathan

Adapted from: http://www.australieautrement.com/pays/geographie.htm

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