Advantages of Globe

The advantages of the globe are as follows:

1. A globe shows the accurate distribution of continents and oceans.
2. Globe gives an idea of the tilt of the Earth’s axis.
3. Globe helps in visualizing the earth as a sphere avoiding the misconception of flat earth created by maps.
4. Globe helps students in understanding the rotation of Earth around its axis which causes the day and night cycle.
5. A globe depicts the true distances between different locations on Earth.
6. Unlike flat maps globes are accurate 3D representations of Earth.
7. Unlike maps, globes do not distort the shape, size, and dimensions of large features.
8. Some globes represent physical features like mountains, rivers and deserts by showing elevations and depressions.
9. The latitudes and longitudes on the globe help in locating specific points on Earth.
10. A globe is useful across wide disciplines like science, geography, history and social science.
11. 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.
12. Globes help in understanding political boundaries between different countries.