Climate

There are three types of climate in Australia: subtropical wet (in the south-eastern part), subtropical with dry summers (in the south western part) and continental climate with low rainfall all the year round and sharp changes of temperatures (in the central southern part). Thus great parts of the country are very dry. Most of these areas are desert country. In fact, the Great Sandy and Great Victoria Deserts rank among the largest deserts in the world.

The continent is south of the Equator, so the seasons are the opposite way round in that part of the world. In December, January and February, when people are sledging and ісе-skatirfg in North America and the European countries, Australians are enjoying summer-time. The winter season is from June to August.

Cultures

Geisha: A Beautiful Aspect of Japanese Culture

Geishas are one of the symbols of Japanese tradition. However, Geisha art only became well known worldwide after the Second World War. Nevertheless the Geisha life still remains a secret.

The word "Geisha" is the combination of two parts: in Japanese, "Gei" means art, performance and "Sha" means a person. Therefore Geisha means a person who performs Japanese traditional arts. They are real artists who can play different kinds of musical instruments, sing and dance, perform the tea ceremony,and especially be an expert in wearing traditional kimonos. Geishas also have very good conversation skills and many even can speak English.

Geishas live in houses called okiyas.Young girls who want to become Geishas are sent to a special school where they can learn essential skills.

However, fewer and fewer girls want to become Geishas now due to the rigorous and time-consuming training. That's a pity because Geishas are not only talented entertainers but also have been considered an important part of Japanese culture, to the outside world.

BMW

BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) is a German well-known automobile and engine manufacturing company. It was founded in 1917. BMP is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, It also owns and produces the "Mini" marque, and is the parent company of "Rolls-Royce Motor Cars", BMW produces not only automobiles, but also motorcycles. It has two subdivision, named "BMW Motorrad" and "Husqvarna" . Husqvarna" is a company that produces motorcycles for motocross and for track-racing. "BMW Motorrad" mainly produces motorcycles designed for off-road, touring and sport activities. They produce many motorcycles that has a great popularity in all over the world.

But the greatest popularity BMW earned for producing its automobiles. First of' all BMW associates not only with high quality and modern design of its cars, but with j excellent comfort and unbelievable pleasure from driving. The main division that deals with cars manufacturing names BMW AG (Bavarian Motor Works Automobile Group) its headquarter is situated in Munich. BMW has a lot of production capacities situated all over the world. Since 1968 BMW has a subdivision in South Africa, where a lot of BMW models assemblies till nowadays. Also BMW has its subdivision in United States , India , Сhina, Canada , Egypt. Since 1997, BMW South Africa has produced automobiles for export to Taiwan, United States, Iran, and South America. Also BMW exports its cars to all Europe countries, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.