Australia
Many immigrants live there because it was the last
state to accept convicts.
South Australia. The capital is Adelaide. Miles and miles of flat and treeless
land. The average rainfall on plains is 10 inches a year and it all drains quickly
underground, so there are no surface streams. The water lies hundreds and sometimes
thousands of feet underground. On the coast near Adelaide the climate is
mediterranean and the plats more luxuriant.
Adelaide is the city of flowers, gardens and parklands. Its population is about
900000. The Torrens River flows through the city.
The state is rich in iron-ore, lead and silver. In wetter areas sheep-breeding is
developed.
Victoria. The capital is Melbourne. Most of the Australians live on the eastern
and southern coasts of the continent where the major port cities are located.
Manufacturing is highly developed in Victoria. The climate is suitable for
developing agriculture. Cattle, sheep and wheat are grown