1. major physical divisions
1.1. western plateau
1.1.1. the western part of australia has a vast plateau
1.1.2. 350m above grond
1.2. eastern highland
1.2.1. parallel to the eastern coast of australia
1.2.2. highest place is mt kosciusko
1.2.3. special feature is the great barrier reef
1.2.3.1. it consists of skeletons of the marine animals
1.3. central lowland
1.3.1. between the western plateau and the eastern high land
1.3.2. divided into three parts
1.3.2.1. the artesian basin
1.3.2.1.1. it is the largest artesian basin in the world
1.3.2.2. lake eyre basin
1.3.2.2.1. basin of inland drainage
1.3.2.3. the murray darling basin
1.3.2.3.1. basin formed by the two longest rivers- murray and darling
2. australia at a glance
2.1. location
2.1.1. southern hemisphrere
2.2. latitude
2.2.1. 10 degrees south to 44 degrees south
2.3. longitude
2.3.1. 112 degrees east to 154 degrees east
2.4. area
2.4.1. 77 lakh sq km
2.5. population
2.5.1. 23.6 million
2.6. highest point
2.6.1. mt kosciusko (2234m)
2.7. capital
2.7.1. canberra
2.8. largest city
2.8.1. sydney
2.9. main rivers
2.9.1. murray,darling
2.10. main mountain range
2.10.1. great dividing range
2.11. chief lake
2.11.1. lake eyre
2.12. crops
2.12.1. wheat,oats
2.13. main towns
2.13.1. canberra,sydney,melbourne,adelaide,darwin,perth