Geography
Spain is _____ than France. (small)
True or false?
Spain is smaller than France.
True. Spain is 505,000 square kilometres and France is 547,000.
The Great Wall of China is ______ than the pyramids in Egypt. (old)
True or false?
The Great Wall of China is older than the pyramids in Egypt.
False. The pyramids are about 4,500 years old, but the Great Wall of China was only finished 600 years ago.
A gigabyte is ________ than a megabyte. (large)
True or false?
A gigabyte is larger than a megabyte.
True. A megabyte is 1,024 kilobytes and a gigabyte is 1,024 megabytes.
Alaska is ______ than Greenland. (cold)
True or false?
Alaska is colder than Greenland.
False. The minimum temperature in Alaska is -62 degrees Celsius, but in Greenland it can be -66 Celsius.
Taxis in Tokyo are ______ ___________ than taxis in New York. (expensive)
True or false?
Taxis in Tokyo are more expensive than taxis in New York.
True. A 3 km trip in Tokyo costs approximately $16, but in New York it costs $12.
In the UK coffee is _____ __________ than tea. (popular)
True or false?
In the UK coffee is more popular than tea.
False. On average, the British drink 165,000,000 cups of tea a day and 70,000,000 cups of coffee.
The Sahara Desert is ________ than the Atacama Desert. (dry)
True or false?
The Sahara Desert is drier than the Atacama Desert.
False. In the Sahara Desert the average rainfall is
25mm and in the Atacama Desert it's 0.1 mm.
Oxford University is _______ than Cambridge University. (old)
True or false?
Oxford University is older than Cambridge University.
True. Oxford University was founded in about 1170 and Cambridge 40 years later, in 1209.
The English alphabet is ______ than the Arabic alphabet. (short)
True or false?
The English alphabet is shorter than the Arabic alphabet.
True. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet and 28 in the Arabic alphabet.
New Zealand is ________ south than Australia. (far)
True or false?
New Zealand is further south than Australia.
True. It's about 2,000 km southeast of Australia.
Heathrow Airport in London is _____ than Atlanta Airport in the USA. (busy)
True or false?
Heathrow Airport in London is busier than Atlanta Airport in the USA.
False. 100 million people a year travel through Atlanta, but only 70 million go through Heathrow.
The Earth is ______ than the moon. (hot)
True or false?
The Earth is hotter than the moon.
False. The temperature of the moon during the day can be 123 degrees Celsius, but the maximum temperature of the Earth is about 60 degrees Celsius.