澳大利亚英文介绍

澳大利亚英文介绍

AustraliaThe Commonwealth of Australia

The name Australia derived from the Latin austral is, meaning “southern“. Since the early 20th century, the country has been referred to as Aussie is common colloquially, as an adjective and a noun referring to an Australian.

Geography一.

*****HYit stretch from 10 to 44 south of latitude and 113 east to 154 east of longitude. It is surrounded by the Tasman [tzm n] Sea(塔斯曼海(在澳大利亚和新西兰之间) )and the Pacific Ocean to the east, by the Indian Ocean to the west, by the Coral Sea(珊瑚海), the Arafura Sea(阿拉弗拉海)and Timor Sea(帝汶海)to the north, and the Southern Indian Ocean and the Great Australian Bight(澳大利亚海湾)to the south. the highest point: Mount Kosciusko(科西阿斯克山峰)_(2,225 meters high)

1.Location and sizeo

location:

Area:-----7.7 million square kilometers ----- The world's smallest continent and sixth largest country by total area, Australia C owing to its size and isolation is often dubbed the 'island continent and variably considered the world's largest island. ----Australia has 34,218 kilometers of coastline (excluding all offshore islands)

2.Geographic regions---The Eastern highlands ---The Central-Eastern lowlands ---The Western Plateau ---the outback usually refer to the interior and the center of the Western Plateau and its northern plains, ---the Red Center an area with red-brown and tan soils in the

heart of the country. the Great Western Plateau: a vast upland made of ancient rock; a land rather flat and about 300 meters above sea level, the interior of the plateau made up of the Great Sandy Desert, the Gibson Desert, the Great Victoria Desert and the Nullarbor Plai ----- the Eastern Highlands: ----- the Great Diving Range * * * the Australian Alps, the highest plateau in Australia; *** Mount Kosciusko, the highest peak in Australia, *** The longest river in Australia: the Murray (2,520 km), form the major part of the boundary between the states of New South Wales and Victoria before it enters the sea in South Australia. -----the central Lowlands: Laky Eyre regarded as Australia's largest lake.

3.Climate--- factors that affect Australia's climate (1) a hot continent (2) a dry continent (3) causes of the hot and dry climate: ---- latitude: most of Australia lies between 20 to 35 south; ---- Australia has few mountains; ----the air masses that affect Australia for most of the year are dry,sunny and high pressure cells. ----distance from the ocean also affects the weather. ----effects of the hot and dry climate:a great effect on vegetation.

---It claims an extensive Exclusive Economic Zone of 8,148,250 square kilometers (3,146,060 sq mi). This exclusive economic zone does not include the Australian Antarctic Territory ---It is influenced by ocean currents, including the India Ocean Dipole and the Southern Oscillation

4.Major cities--- Canberra Sydney , Melbourne, Brisbane , Perth , Adelaide , D

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二. *****1.It is estimated to have begun between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago --It is begin with the arrival of the Aborigines --three regions a. Northern coast b. The southeast c. Tasmania 2.