AUSTRALIAS ENVIRONMENT Australias Climate Due to the huge

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AUSTRALIA’S ENVIRONMENT

AUSTRALIA’S ENVIRONMENT

Australia’s Climate Due to the huge size of the country, Australia has several different

Australia’s Climate Due to the huge size of the country, Australia has several different climate zones. • The northern section of Australia has a more tropical influenced climate, hot and humid in the summer, and quite warm and dry in the winter, • The southern parts are cooler with mild summers and cool, sometimes rainy winters.

Australia’s Natural Resource s There are many natural resources found in the physical environment

Australia’s Natural Resource s There are many natural resources found in the physical environment of beautiful Australia which are valuable to humans needs and wants. • Bauxite • Coal • Copper • Crude Oil • Gold • Lead • Tin • Zinc Iron ore Mineral sands Natural Gas Diamonds Nickel Silver Uranium

Australia’s largest exported crop is WHEAT!! In December 2019, Australia cut its wheat production

Australia’s largest exported crop is WHEAT!! In December 2019, Australia cut its wheat production forecast by nearly 20 percent for the year through June 2020 An unrelenting drought across the country’s east coast will likely see output fall to an 11 -year low. As Australian farmers were harvesting crops, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) pegged production of the country’s largest rural export at 15. 85 million tonnes, down nearly 18 percent from its previous estimate in September of 19. 2 million tonnes.

Australia’s Natural Resource s Bauxite – used for chemical industry, cement, steel, and petrol

Australia’s Natural Resource s Bauxite – used for chemical industry, cement, steel, and petrol industry Gold Mines Diamond Mine Commercial Fishing Wheat Fields Copper Mine

Australia’s Drought Between 2017 and 2019, severe drought developed once more across much of

Australia’s Drought Between 2017 and 2019, severe drought developed once more across much of eastern and inland Australia including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, also extending into parts of South and Western Australia. CAUSE: lack of rain, if extremely hot, water evaporates faster and the soil, rivers and water storage areas can dry out EFFECT: reduces livestock numbers, destroys crops, results in soil erosion and loss, wildfires are common, affects the economy

Australia’s Arable How much of Australia is arable land? 6. 0042 % Arable land

Australia’s Arable How much of Australia is arable land? 6. 0042 % Arable land (% of land area) in Australia was reported at 6. 0042 % in 2015, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.