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By Matt Rosenberg, About.com

Definition: A spherical (ball-shaped) model of the earth's surface that includes a map of the earth.
Also Known As: terrestrial globe
Examples: I love to spin my globe around and around; then I stop it with my finger and learn more about the location I'm pointing to.

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