Describe the different climate regions found in Australia and New Zealand. What climate controls produce those regions?
What will be an ideal response?
Australia's interior is hot and dry; precipitation is heaviest, and temperatures more mild, along
the eastern and southern coasts; precipitation decreases and temperatures rise from east to west.
These patterns are the result of Australia's size and latitudinal extent. New Zealand's climate is
influenced by its latitude, the moderating effects of the Pacific Ocean, and proximity to local
mountains or mountain ranges. Most of the North Island is sub-tropical; the South Island is
generally colder.
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