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Question
What is the globe? State the importance of a globe.
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Solution
A globe is a man-made spherical model of the earth. A globe is a very useful model to display the actual shape of the earth with its tilted axis; The rotation and revolution of the earth can be very clearly shown by it along with the continents and oceans.
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