How do Australians view the world map?

The simple answer to the question was this: It isn’t upside-down at all. In a flip of convention, my giant, framed world map displays the southern hemisphere — Australia included — at the top. It’s a twist, but not strictly speaking a distortion.

Why does Australia look small on a map?

By shifting Australia north to the equator, it is visible to the naked eye how much smaller it appears on a Mercator Projection. If the United Kingdom were plonked atop Australia, it would stretch from Melbourne to northwestern NSW.

Where does Australia sit on the map?

Australia is located south of Indonesia and northwest of New Zealand, bordered by the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.

What does Australia look like geographically?

Australia is a relatively flat continent with low elevation highlands, including the Great Dividing Range along its eastern coast. The interior outback lacks precipitation and has numerous deserts.

Why is everything upside down in Australia?

But in Australia, we still have our feet firmly planted on the ground. When you hold up a ball and drop it, it always goes towards the ground, no matter where you are on the Earth. When the ball goes towards the sky, we say it is going “up”.

Can you fit Europe in Australia?

An interactive map has revealed just how Australia’s 7.7 million square-kilometre land mass measures up to other continents – and completely dwarfs the United Kingdom and Europe.

Is Australia the only country that is also a continent?

Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent. It is one of the largest countries on Earth.

Why is Australia so uninhabitable?

One reason behind this large landmass being so desolate is the shortage of rainfall. More than two-third part of the country only receives less than 500 mm annual rain. This arid, uninhabitable part of Australia lies in the middle of the continent (the Outback), away from the coasts.

Why is Australia not part of Asia?

Australia and New Zealand are part of the Oceania continent, and are on separate tectonic plates to Asia. That’s why when people talk about the two countries, they may not think of them as being part of Asia. But they are an integral part of the Asia-Pacific region, also known as Apac.