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Which place is bigger?
Choose two countries, states, or continents. Put them together to compare their sizes.
- Choose a place in each box.
- Move the orange shape over the green shape. You can drag it or use the arrow buttons.
- Tell a partner: “___ is bigger than ___.” or “___ is smaller than ___.”
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Areas are approximate
Green stays in place. Orange moves.Turn the globe to look around
Drag background to turn · Drag orange to move · Scroll or pinch to zoom
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Talk about the places
Which place is bigger? Which is smaller? Move the shapes to the center of the globe to see them clearly. Shapes near the edge can look smaller.
Continent outlines use whole-country groupings from Natural Earth. Russia is included in Europe, not Asia; Oceania includes Australia and Pacific islands. These differ from physical continent boundaries.