Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great tool for educators.
The maps are all the work of climate data scientist @neilrkaye.You can see an animation below:Map found via reddit, click for larger versionThe map also gives a bar graph to show the relative size of the world’s largest countries:...
Is Greenland the size of the entire African continent? No… But looking at a map based on the Mercator projection, you would think so. Today’s infographic comes from the design studio Art.Lebedev and shows the true size of the world’s land masses in order from largest to smallest ...
Dr Pimiento said: “Megalodon is not a direct ancestor of the Great White but is equally related to other macropredatory sharks such as the Makos, Salmon shark and Porbeagle shark, as well as the Great white. We pooled detailed measurements of all five to make predictions about Megalodon.”...
In the Right Direction In a more globally connected world, geographic literacy is more important than ever. As people become more accustomed to equal area maps and seeing the Earth in its spherical form, misconceptions about the size of continents may become a thing of the past. ...
阅读理解Probably you have seen photographs of the Grand Canyon,the great valley in the desert country of Arizona.But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty.The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.The Colo
While it doesn’t look it, Africa is big, really big. In fact, Africa’s true size is 30 million square km, just under twice the size of Russia or bigger than Canada, the United States and China put together! As map nerds and/orWest Wing fansalready know, this is due to the comm...
The distribution of body sizes of the world's bird species. Oikos 70, 127-130.Blackburn, T.M. & Gaston, K.J. (1994b) The distribution of body sizes of the world's bird species. Oikos, 70, 127-130.Blackburn, T. M. & Gaston, K.J. 1994a The distribution of body sizes of the...
相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 C解析:推断题,题干意为:“下列陈述哪个正确?”从文章第二自然段第一句,this speed of communication has changed the world……the world has become smaller.(信息沟通的速度已改变了这个世界,……这个世界已变小了)。反馈 收藏 ...
根据第二段中第七句“The rim or top of the canyon isabout 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side,the North Rim.“ (峡谷的南缘或顶部海拔约2300米,另一边的北缘海拔约3000米。)A项“同样的”;B项“随时间变化”;C项...