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Location, Climate, & Natural Resources. Australia.

Location. Australia is both a continent & a country. It lies about 2,000 miles southeast of Asia. It’s surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east and the Indian Ocean on the west. It’s in the southern hemisphere. Literally the “land down under ”! Its size is 7,682,300 square km. This is 5% of the world’s land area of 149 450 000 square km. In fact, Australia is about 2 times bigger than India..

The country of Australia..

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Climate. The climate varies across the continent. Australia is south of the equator, so it’s climate is opposite that of North America. Summer: December through March Winter: June through September.

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. Whitsunday Island, Queensland.

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Tourism. Tourists from the northern hemisphere visit Australia’s warm beaches when it’s winter in their country. Tourists usually wait until spring or fall to visit the rural areas and the outback. It’s not too hot then..

. Gold Coast, Queensland.

Natural Resources. Outback refers to the dry interior of Australia. It’s mainly open countryside, including vast expanses of grazing land. There are only a few widely scattered settlements in the Outback. Many of them grew up around mining operations..

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Farmland in Queensland.

Where People Live. The coastal areas are the most populated. Most people live along the east coast. The most populated city is Sydney, in New South Wales. Another populated city is Brisbane, Queensland..

Sydney, New South Wales.

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Trade. Australia’s top trading partners for exports are: China (29.5%), Japan (19.3%), South Korea (8%), & India (4.9%). Australia’s top trading partners for imports are: China (18.2%), US (11.6%), Japan (7.8%), Singapore (5.9%), Germany (4.6%), Thailand (4.2%), & South Korea (4%). Australia exports tons of natural resources to China. 50% of iron ore exports go to China. In return, China provides Australia with affordable finished goods (cars, kitchen appliances, etc.)..

Top 5 Best Trading Country Of Australia.. OUR TOP 5 PARTNERS IN TRADE Other Countries 3.7% Australia Trades 2016-17 $735 Billion AUD Total Trade South Korea China 23% Japan 9.3% USA 9.0% China was by far largest trading partner in 2016—17 with $174.7 Billion Of two—vay trade in goods and.

The Capital City.. The capital city of Australia is Canberra, which is in the center of Australia. The population of Canberra is 426,845 (according to the year 2021).

Australia’s Lannguages. Australia has 160 spoken languages. Although Australia has no official language, the considered official language is English. The majority of the population speaks English..