AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography Autor: Autor: Ing. Vladimír Havlík Autor je výhradním tvůrcem materiálu. Datum vytvoření: Datum vytvoření: Klíčová slova Klíčová slova: AUSTRALIA – location and borders, geography Anotace: Anotace: prezentace je určena na získání základních znalostí o geografii, klimatu a poloze Austrálie. Ve zpracovaném materiálu jsou také cvičení k procvičení.

Způsob využití: Způsob využití: určeno pro výklad a procvičení základních znalostí o geografii, klimatu a poloze Austrálie. Tyto znalosti je možno využít u maturity z anglického jazyka na středních školách. Číslo šablony Číslo šablony: VY_32_INOVACE_ANJ_17

AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography LOCATION AND BORDERS Australia insularcontinentsouth-east off Asia is almost as large as the USA the Pacific Oceanby the Indian.  Australia is an insular (ostrovní) continent. It lies south-east off Asia. It covers the area of about sq. kilometres. Australia is almost as large as the USA. The eastern coast of Australia is washed by the Pacific Ocean and the west coast by the Indian.  Tasmania lies 240 km south.  Nearest is Indonesia, Papua New Guinea in the north.  Fiji is in the east and New Zealand is south-east off Australia.

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AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography CLIMATE  It´s a very dry continent with little rain some areas are completely dry on the south-east coast.  It´s a very dry continent with little rain (s malým množstvím deště) and some areas are completely dry. A majority of people lives on the south-east coast. the least mountains deserts cover one third of the surface of Australia  This continent has the least mountains and it is the driest continent in the whole word. The deserts cover one third of the surface of Australia.  The climate changes according to the altitude The coldest weather is in the mountainsin the south- eastin Tasmania  The climate changes according to the altitude (nadmořské výšky). The coldest weather is in the mountains, in the south- east and in Tasmania. It regularly snows at these places.

AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography CLIMATE  The weather in the North is hot because it is near the equator (rovník).  The warmest period of the year is in January and February. Sometimes there are floods typhoons  In the central and western parts of Australia, there are long periods of dry weather. Sometimes there are floods (povodně) and typhoons (tajfuny) on the north-west and east coasts.GEOGRAPHY the smallest, youngest continent, with the lowest population density Southern Hemisphere  Australia is the smallest, youngest continent, with the lowest population density and lying in the Southern Hemisphere between the Indian and the Pacific Oceans.

AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY Australia lies at the edge of the world SURFACE  It is a lonely continent and it is often said that Australia lies at the edge of the world, divided from other continents by long distances. SURFACE the Great Western Plateau three big deserts - the Great Sandy Desert, the Gibson Desertthe Great Victoria Desert.  Nearly half of the continent occupies the Great Western Plateau on the west, in central part there are also three big deserts - the Great Sandy Desert, the Gibson Desert and the Great Victoria Desert.

AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography GEOGRAPHY SURFACE  The Central Lowlands become dry in the dry seasonsthree large lakes - Lake Eyre, Lake TorrensLake Gairdner.  The Central Lowlands are mostly covered by tropic forests and savannah with occasional creeks and rivers which become dry in the dry seasons as well as three large lakes - Lake Eyre, Lake Torrens and Lake Gairdner. the Great Barrier Reefthe largest coral reef  On the north-east coast there is the Great Barrier Reef - it is the largest coral reef (útes) in the world. RIVERS water only during the rainy season  Many of Australian´s rivers are filled with water only during the rainy season. Also most of Australian´s lakes are dry for months.

AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography GEOGRAPHY RIVERS  The longest riverthe Murray-Darling  The longest river is the Murray-Darling (Darling = tributary – přítok). Its length is kilometres. dry up  Most rivers are small and they dry up (vysychají) because there is not enough rain. MOUNTAINS the Great Dividing Range the Australian AlpsMount Kasciusco  East part occupies the Great Dividing Range and in the south-east there are the Australian Alps with the highest mountain Mount Kasciusco. Its height is m.

AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography CVIČENÍ Choose the correct answer(s): 1.The deserts cover ……… of the surface of Australia. a)one third b)two thirds c)the half d)two quarters 2.The warmest period of the year is in …….. and ………. a)February b)June c)July d)January

AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography AUSTRALIA – location and borders, climate, geography CVIČENÍ You will not use all information there. Fill in the gaps with information from the ellipse below the text to get correct statements. You will not use all information there. a)The eastern coast of Australia is washed by the ………. and the west coast by the ……….. b)This continent has the ………. mountains of all continents. c)Nearly half of the continent occupies the ………. d)The highest mountain of Australia is Mount Kasciusco. Its height is above……….. m. Pacific Ocean Australian Alps least Great Dividing Range 3,0004,0002,000 Great Western Plateau most Indian Ocean

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