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- Can you find India?
- Where all do you find the sea?
- Which countries can you see?
- Can you see some of the countries with which India plays cricket matches? For example England, Australia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and South Africa.
- What else can you see on the globe?
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Solution
- Yes, I can easily find India.
- The sea is shown by blue colour on the globe.
- I can see all countries. Some examples are—USA, UK, France, Canada, South Africa, Pakistan, etc.
- Yes, I can see these countries.
- Apart from the sea and countries, I can see islands, mountains, etc. on the globe.
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