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Undersea cables connect the world
Age 10 · Geography
The Internet is a network that covers the whole world. Thick cables lie on the ocean floor and carry messages between continents.
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In the picture
- A continent: land on the globe that the network reaches
- An undersea cable: it lies on the ocean floor and carries messages between continents
- A cable-laying ship: it lowers the cable into the sea
- A coastal building: where the cable comes ashore and joins the land network
Examples
- Sending a video message to a friend on another continent
- Watching a film from a website whose computers are far away
Key takeaways
- Most Internet messages between continents travel through cables under the sea.
- The Internet is a network of connections that links places all around the world.
Quiz: Undersea cables connect the world (Age 10)
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How do most Internet messages get from one continent to another?
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What is the Internet?
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When an undersea cable reaches the coast, what does it do?
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