Advantages of Globe
The advantages of the globe are as follows:
- A globe shows the accurate distribution of continents and oceans.
- Globe gives an idea of the tilt of the Earth’s axis.
- Globe helps in visualizing the earth as a sphere avoiding the misconception of flat earth created by maps.
- Globe helps students in understanding the rotation of Earth around its axis which causes the day and night cycle.
- A globe depicts the true distances between different locations on Earth.
- Unlike flat maps globes are accurate 3D representations of Earth.
- Unlike maps, globes do not distort the shape, size, and dimensions of large features.
- Some globes represent physical features like mountains, rivers and deserts by showing elevations and depressions.
- The latitudes and longitudes on the globe help in locating specific points on Earth.
- A globe is useful across wide disciplines like science, geography, history and social science.
- Some globes can be swivelled to view the southern portions of the globe clearly from the top just like the northern portions and thereby exploring Earth from different orientations.
- Globes help in understanding political boundaries between different countries.