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प्रश्न
Name the factors that influence the climate of Australia. Elaborate any two.
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उत्तर
The factors that influence the climate of Australia are its location, land features, the direction of mountain ranges, winds and distance from the sea.
Location — The northern part lies in the tropics, so it is either warm or hot all the year-round. The rest of the continent lies south of the Tropic of Capricorn and, as a result, has warm summers and mild or cool winters.
Land Features — The east coast gets heavy rainfall from the South-east Trade Winds, which steadily decreases westward, owing to the presence of the Eastern Highlands that form a barrier for the rain-bearing winds.
Direction mountain Ranges — If the Great Dividing Range did not lie in a north-south direction, Western Australia would not have been a desert.
Winds — The South-East Trade Winds blow onshore and bring heavy rainfall to the east coast. The Westerlies bring rainfall in winter to the south-west and south-east Australia. The north-west monsoon winds cause rainfall over northern Australia.
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