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Which of the following statements is not true about Australia? (1 point) It is smaller than the continental United States in size, but has the same population. Most Australians live in coastal cities in the northern and southern areas of the country. Australia is entirely south of the equator. Australia is the smallest continent on Earth.

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Two statements are not true: the first and the second.

- Statement 1 is false: while Australia is smaller than the continental (lower‑48) United States in area, it does NOT have the same population (Australia ≈ 25–27 million vs. the U.S. ≈ 330+ million).
- Statement 2 is false: most Australians do live in coastal cities, but primarily in the southeast/east (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, plus Perth on the west coast), not in northern coastal areas.

Statements 3 and 4 are true: mainland Australia lies entirely south of the equator, and Australia is the smallest continent.