Question

Maps are preferred to globes when _______.

• A. we want to study the planet as a whole
• B. we want to study a particular country
• C. we want to study a specific part of the Earth
• D. we want to study villages

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

we want to study villages

A globe is helpful when we want to study the Earth as a whole, while detailing is only possible in 2-D maps. With a map, it is easy to study a part or specific portion of the Earth.