| Australia is considered to be the smallest of | | | | through April and the dried out season is May to |
| seven continents and the sixth biggest state. For | | | | October. The southern part of the country has a |
| the reason that it lies in the Southern Hemisphere, | | | | moderate type of weather. It has four separate |
| its seasons are the contrary of those in the | | | | seasons. Australia's heaviest rains fall along the |
| northern part of the world. Australia is situated | | | | north, east and southeast coasts. Queensland's |
| among the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian | | | | coast receives approximately 150 inches of |
| Ocean. It is made up of two islands. Australia is | | | | rainwater a year. The damp season brings |
| extremely close to other island nations. To the | | | | aggressive rainstorms and cyclones on the north |
| north are: Papa New Guinea, Indonesia and part of | | | | coast and floods farther inner part of the country. |
| Malaysia. Additional to the north are the Philippines | | | | Droughts are regular all through much of Australia |
| and Asian mainland. Southeast of Australia is called | | | | and can be devastating to the nation's financial |
| New Zealand. Like Australia, it was once a British | | | | system. Crops shrivel and die leaving little for the |
| settlement. At last, to the south is the frozen | | | | farm animals to eat. Blizzard is rare throughout |
| continent of Antarctica. | | | | Australia apart from in the Australian Alps and |
| Nearly half of Australia-the northern part of the | | | | parts of Tasmania. |
| county is situated in the earth's hot zone. | | | | Here one can observe the average temperatures |
| Australia's tropical area is warm to hot during the | | | | in July and January. |
| whole year. The damp season is November | | | | |