In what climatic zone and in what area is Australia located?
Northern Australia:
1.1. The climatic zone is related to the tropical;
1.2. Climatic region: tropical dry.
Central Australia and Southwest Australia:
2.1. The climatic zone is subtropical;
2.2. Climatic area: Mediterranean.
Characteristic:
3.1. For a tropical climate, a striking feature is the trade winds, as the circulation of the atmosphere, and the mode and amount of precipitation is equal to 200 mm throughout the year. As for the temperature, in January it is about +12 ˚C, and in July – +35 ˚C.
3.2. For the Mediterranean climate, the summer period is characterized by anticyclones at high atmospheric pressure, in winter – cyclonic activity (atmospheric circulation), and the regime and amount of precipitation is equal to 500 mm, which is mainly characteristic of winter. As for the temperature, in January it is about +7 ˚C, and in July – + 22˚C.