Australia - continent not only on the name, but also actually

Australia - continent not only on the name, but also actually. Its area, including Tasmania, makes almost 3 000 000 square miles which is about area of the United States, exclusive of Alaska, and only approximately one quarter has less than area of continent of Europe. Completely two fifth this lie of area within a hot zone, and the others, even to Victoria, a part, the most distant from equator, a climate so , that it corresponds that from Spain, southern France, and Italy. But on so extensive territory the big distinctions of a climate should occur, and therefore products also. The general description of a climate and products of Australia therefore are impossible. Nevertheless there are some features which belong to the whole continent. Their head (1) big drought of atmosphere - it is not simple its shortage of a rain, but its absolute freedom from humidity; (2) remarkable inequality, or the regularity, in a downpour want. Sometimes the downpour is excessive, but more frequent and serious reason of trouble - an excessive drought. The continent on each party has a low area of coast where the downpour is heavier also temperature, in general hotter than in a corresponding interior of a plateau to it. But the extensive plateau of an interior has rather small rain, and is valid in some parts of it, especially in the centre and the West, the downpour is so small, that the country - actually desert.