5B GAME - HOW BIG IS THE WORLD, ACTUALLY?
So, we’ve just established that the world map most of us grew up with has been messing with our sense of scale.
Equal Earth doesn’t make Africa bigger; it just shows land masses in their correct relative proportions.
Which means we now need to find out how badly the old map has damaged this team. Nick is giving them two countries, continents or combinations. You tell me which one is actually bigger.
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