Australia Overview
Australia
Australia, the word means “South Continent”, when the Europeans discovery this continent in the early 17th century, they make a misconception that this is a piece of land through the Antarctic, so the name “Australia”, “Australia” is changed from. Latin “terraaustralis” (the southern land )
Australia is located between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean, the east is facing the Coral Sea and Tasman Sea of the Pacific Ocean, the west, north and south faces the Indian Ocean and its marginal sea, a long coastline, a vast country, accounting for the vast majority of Oceania, though surrounded by water, desert and semi-desert areas of the country account for 35%. The country is divided into 3 regions which are eastern mountains, central plains and western plateau. The highest peaks, Kosciusko National has 2230 meters altitude, the longest river is Melbourne, 3490 River long. Australia’s inland, drought and little rain, less than 200 mm annual rainfall, relatively high rainfall in eastern mountains.
Australia is a typical country of immigration, was referred as “the nation’s plate ” by sociologist. Since the British immigrants set foot on this beautiful land from the date, there have been 120 countries from all over the world, 140 ethnic groups of immigrants to Australia to make a living and development. The formation of multi-ethnic multi-cultural is a significant feature of Australia society.
Australia is world-renowned big country of agriculture and animal husbandry, and its exports of both wheat and wool is the forefront of world. Australia has largest sheep is the world, which is known as ” country of riding on the sheep’s back ”