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The two that come to mind are: The 1867 acquisition by the United States from Russia of 586,412 square miles of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent now known as Alaska for $7,200,000 The Louisiana Purchase by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory in 1803 for $11,250,000 plus cancellation of debts worth $3,750,000 resulting in a total cost of $15 million dollars for the Louisiana territory. However the Roman Empire at its height covered over two million square miles stretching from the Rhine River to Egypt and from Britain to Asia Minor which were acquired through conquest.
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How much percentage or area taken by Asia's continent?
Asia occupies about 30% of the Earth's land area.
How much land is there in Turkey?
Turkey in Asia, with a population of about 17,000,000, embraces an area of 680,000 square miles.
How much of the world does each continent take up?
Asia is the largest continent, covering about 30% of the world's land area. Africa is the second largest, occupying around 20% of the world's land area. North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania each take up less than 20% of the world's land area.
How much surface area of the world does the African continent take up?
Africa covers approximately 20.4% of the total land area on Earth, making it the second largest continent after Asia.
Which continent is larger in land area than Europe or Asia?
Asia is much larger than Europe by land area. Europe is tiny compared to Asia.
Who brought much of the Eurasian landmass under a single rule creating the largest land in history?
Genghis Khan
Which of the 7 continents has the largest land How much?
Asia I dont know
What fifth largest country in the world?
according to how much land: Brazil
How much does the largest mammle weigh?
The largest land mammal is a humpback whale that I think can get up to several(4-7) tons. The largest land mammal is an elephant that i think can up to 2-5 tons.
What is largest US's or Ausatralia in terms of land area?
USA is much larger
How much land does the largest atomic bomb destroy?
Over 12 miles.
How much land does Kansas have?
Kansas is the 15th largest state when it comes to land with a grand total of 82,276 sq mi.
How did the American win so much land in the Treaty of Paris?
They made a secret deal with the british
Who was the largest land empire?
The largest contiguous empire (the largest empire confined to a single land mass) was the Mongol Empire which, at its largest extent covered 33,000,000 sq km or 12,741,000 sq miles, some 22% of the earth's total land area. The Mongol Empire was the second largest empire after the British Empire which was a maritime empire and not confined to a single land mass. The British Empire was the largest empire in history. At it's peak the Brirish Empire covered 36.6 million km² of land and contained around a quarter of the worlds population. After World War II much of the British Empire territories declared independence. Most still retain a close relationship with Britain, some even choosing to retain the British Monarch.
How much land of the world does Asia cover?
Asia covers about 30% of the world's land area, making it the largest continent in terms of land area.
The deal in which president Jefferson acquired much of the land west of the Mississippi River is known as what?
The Louisiana Purchase
How much deos a hippo weigh?
between 1.5 and 3 tons. They are the third largest land mammal
