Maps

Continent Size/Area

Asia 17,212,048.13 square miles

Africa 11,608,161.4 square miles

North America 9,365,293.96 square miles

South America 6,879,954.36 square miles

Antarctica 5,100,023.41 square miles

Europe 3,837,083.25 square miles

Australia 2,967,967.29 square miles

• Greenland= 836,109 square miles

• Africa= 11,608,161.4 square miles…

•Africa is almost 14 times larger than

Greenland!

Continent Size/Area

Asia 17,212,048.13 square miles

Africa 11,608,161.4 square miles

North America 9,365,293.96 square miles

South America 6,879,954.36 square miles

Antarctica 5,100,023.41 square miles

Europe 3,837,083.25 square miles

Australia 2,967,967.29 square miles

Scandinavia vs. IndiaScandinavia is Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark combined.

Sweden= 449,964 square miles

Norway= 324,220 square miles

Finland= 324,220 square miles

Denmark= 43,094 square miles

Scandinavia= 1,141,498

India= 3,287,590 square miles

India is 3 times larger than Scandinavia!

• Greenland= 836,109 square miles

• China= 9,596,961

China is 11 times larger than Greenland!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Mercator-projection.jpg

Sinusoidal Map

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Gall-peters2.jpg

Why do we still use the Mercator Map????

• Makes Europe and the US the center of the world.

• Makes some areas appear larger (stronger) and some smaller (weaker).

• Central focus is Europe…where it was first drawn and the center of the world during the colonial era.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zBC2dvERM