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the globe is the most accurate way to represent the erath. however, we generally use a map rather then athen a globe to study the earth. why is this

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A map is a graphical representation of the Earth on a flat surface like paper, whereas the globe is a spherical structure shaped like the Earth. This makes a map more useful as the researchers can study the minutest details of the geographical features.
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