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What are the advantages and disadvantages of globe?


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Advantages –

  • The ideas of parallels (latitudes) and meridians (longitudes) can be understood through globes
  • It helps us to understand how day and night occur and seasons are caused.
  • It gives the ideas of tilt of the Earth’s axis.
  • It is the smaller representation of our world.

Disadvantages –

  • Difficult to hold on hands or carry.
  • Does not help to study the specific part of the Earth.
  • It does not show towns, cities, district, roads, railways etc.

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