Map showing the climatic regions of Australia
Australia has a wide array of landscapes and climates. Due to its size and location, it ranges from sub-alpine and temperate to tropical and equatorial.
The eastern seaboard receives good rainfall but this drops off as you head west toward the desert areas. For this reason, most Australians live near the eastern coastline. There are other pockets of substantial rainfall around the cities of Adelaide and Perth which both enjoy a Mediterranean climate. Inner Australia, known as the outback is a sparsely populated due to the lack of rainfall. Tropical Australia is also sparsely populated. This region gets two seasons, the Wet and Dry.
