Right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan
would the approiriate metric unit for measuring the area of saskatchewan? would the answer be square kilometers
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Actually, the hectare has been established for measuring large land areas, and is in common use. https://www.google.com/search?q=saskatchewan+hectares&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
In the US, because metric usages is poor, both are used as areas (for land masses outside the US).
1km square= 1,000,000m^2= 100 hectares
In the US, because metric usages is poor, both are used as areas (for land masses outside the US).
1km square= 1,000,000m^2= 100 hectares