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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a globe?
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Solution
Advantages :
- It is the most accurate three-dimensional representation of the earth.
- It shows the distribution of continents and oceans accurately.
- Lines of latitude and longitude are marked on a globe.
Disadvantages :
- Only a part of the earth can be seen on a globe, at one glance.
- All details cannot be marked on a globe.
- A globe is difficult to carry around.
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