Very large scale integration means including large number of electronic components like diodes, resistors, transistors, op-amps on a single semiconductor chip
A globe because the projection on a map is always distorted.
A large scale map (covers a small area) shows more detail as there is more space to show detail. A small scale map (covers a large area or even a whole country, etc) doesn't have much space, so any detail is either shrunk or even omitted altogether.
Probably the longitude and latitude lines because they help you locate countries and cities.
Round. Want proof? Find a picture of Earth from the moon. In 1969 a Earth Rise photo was taken showing the Earth in space.
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The closest point between the Asian and North American continents is the Bering Strait, which is about 55 miles (88 kilometers) wide. This narrow body of water separates Russia (Asia) from Alaska (North America).
Longitude measures distances east or west on a map.