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Alaska is the biggest state in the United States.

Alaska State Map — "Alaska Map" by Anya1986 is marked with CC BY 2.0.

Alaska is 570,6412 square miles, and is more than twice the size of Texas, the second largest state. Rhode Island is the smallest state, and several hundred Rhode Islands can fit into Alaska!

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Learning Connections

Geography is a key part of elementary school social studies instruction. Geographic knowledge helps children understand their place in the world, and what it's like to live there, as well as encouraging them to explore other places and cultures. In elementary school, geography instruction generally begins with local knowledge, then gradually moves further afield to the state, national, and international levels.