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1)Australia’s geographical features: ①an old continent of 3 billion years;②the flatest and lowest of all the continents with no high mountains.the highest point is Mount Kosciusko at 2,255 meters above sea level.地理特征：1.最古老的陆地，有3亿年的历史;2.最平坦、最低的陆地，没有高山。最高点是科修斯科山，海拔2255米
2)Australia’s geographical structure: the country is generally divided into three regions according to the shape of the surface land:the Great Western Plateau; the Eastern Highlands and the Central Eastern Lowlands.地理结构：通常分成3个地形区：西部大高原，东部高地和中东部低地。
3)Factors that affect Australia’s climate:two district features of climate—a hot continent and a dry continent.①39% of Australia lies in the tropics and most of the rest is close to it.②few mountains ③the dry,sunny,the high pressure cells that affect it most of the years also make the continent hot and dry.④most of Australia is far from the ocean.影响气候的因素：既干燥又炎热。1.39%地区处于热带，其他地区均气候温暖2.山地稀少3.全年大部分时间影响气候的干旱、晴朗、气压高致使陆地干燥和炎热。4.大部分地区都远离海洋。
4)Composition of Australia’a population: Australia has a population of 18 million, 1.5% of which, that is 250000 are Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander people.is one of the most urbanized counties in the world.80% of Australians live in the suburbs of coastal cities and towns.人口分布：1800万，25万土著人和托雷斯海峡岛民，占澳人口的1.5%。是世界上城市化程度最高的国家之一，80%的人居住在沿海城镇的郊区。
5)Australia’s built environment(r.478)建设环境
6)Political divisions in Australia: six states(州)and two territories(区)-New South Wales;Victoria;Queensland; South Australia; Western Australia; Tasmania; Northern Territory; Australian Capital Territory.行政区划：分为6个州和2个区—新南威尔士;维多利亚;昆士兰;南澳大利亚;西澳大利亚;塔斯马尼亚州;北部地区
Canburry is an Aboriginal word for “meeting place”and from it came the name of the capital,Canberra.
