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How do you tell the difference between land and water on a globe?

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People live on land, but we also need water to survive. That's why many cities are by oceans, streams, or rivers. This video shows what Earth looks like in space and how land and water are represented on a globe.

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Meet Gary Globe. A globe is a smaller model of Earth. Earth is a planet in space and surrounded by stars.

Did you know that the earth is mostly covered with water? That’s why most of Gary Globe is blue! The blue parts of the globe represent the different bodies of water like oceans, rivers, and lakes.

All the brown and green parts represent all of the lands where people live!

It’s easy to tell the difference between land and water by the color! Water is blue and land is brown or green.

Gary Globe is home to millions of people who live all across the world.

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How are land and water represented on a globe?

Land is brown or green, and water is blue on a globe.