1.6 Australia's climate and vegetation

1. Climate is the pattern of weather that is expected in a particular place. Patterns of climate and vegetation are closely related because climate is the main factor that determines where plants can grow.
2. The Earth receives more of the Sun’s energy at the Equator than at the poles so temperatures are highest at the Equator and decrease as latitude increases.
3. Typical summer weather map- Low pressure in the north, High pressure in the south. Typical winter weather map- High pressure in the north, Low pressure in the south.
4. currents—Currents from nearer the poles bring cooler conditions and those from nearer the Equator bring warmer conditions.
5. Relief is when the temperature decreases with height. Moist air that is forced to rise by mountains cools, and the water vapour condenses, producing increased cloud cover and precipitation. Highland areas are cooler and wetter than lowland areas.
6.
a. Average climate statistics assist farmers to tell them when it is most suitable to plant their crops as they may want to plant them the month before a huge rainfall occurs. This also helps determine when to harvest their crops. For example you may need to plant in winter and the best time to harvest is the first of spring.
b. Tourists may want to look at the forecast/ climate predicted if they are considering going away to a sunny place as they don't want it to rain.
7. Where there is a lot of vegetation, forest and woodland can be very hot and humid. Then there is the places where there is only a bit of shrub land, pasture and cropping and this is where there is sub tropical conditions, hot dry summer, warm dry winter.
8.
a. Hobart- average of precipitation is 47.43 rainfall (mm) and the average temperature is 12.4125 Celsius.
Darwin- average of precipitation is 142.4 rainfall (mm) and the average temperature is 27.5875 Celsius.
b.
9.
a. Alice Springs has the greatest temperature range as shown in source 1.29.
b. Melbourne has the most seasonal rainfall as by average, Melbourne is around 50 mm and Alice Spring is close to 30 mm of rainfall.