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Australia is located in the Eastern hemisphere some of the largest populated countries in the world lie north of Australia e.g. China,

as well as some of largest cities e.g. Shanghai, largest economies, and poorest countries.

Gross national product: goods and services produced by a country minus the population or amount of people

190 million years ago Pangea split into two super continents, Laurasia, and Gondwana

Laurasia is present day Europe and North America

Gondwana is present day Africa, Antarctica,India, Madagascar, New Zealand, and South America

Australia can be broken into 4 major landform divsions

The eastern highlands

Coastal plains

Central lowlands

Western Plateau

Australia has such distinctive flora and fauna due to its long term seperation

Australia has alot of endemi species

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