MapFight: Your Classroom App

MapFight is a handy teaching app. It allows you to compare countries and states by size.

If you’re talking about refugees and asylees, you might want to discuss the fact that Germany had the highest number of registered asylum claims in 2013: 109,600 compared to the U.S. figure of 88,400. MapFight offers a great visual comparison of the two countries, which should kick off conversation about comparative obligations.

If you’re talking about Matter of Acosta, you might want to address the idea that Acosta could move to another part of El Salvador in order to escape violence (see footnote 14). Students may find it helpful to have a visual understanding of the size of the country, like this:

-KitJ