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A globe provides a more accurate portrayal of the round world. A flat map is distorted.
This is true, but it only matters when you are dealing with a really long distances and high precision. For example, suppose you go boating along either the East or the West Coast of North America, you will never need anything more accurate than a flat map, whereas a globe would be a pain to work with, and a globe large enough to match the scale of a flat map would be ridiculous. If you wanted to navigate between say, England and Australia, then you might very well want to bear in mind that you are moving about the surface of a globe, but even then no navigator carries a globe large enough for detailed navigational purposes. He carries a collection of flat charts, or nowadays perhaps he carries a laptop with Google Earth and a GPS system.
Any of those will work very nicely. Also, some of the projections of flat maps nowadays really are surprisingly accurate.
Still, a good large globe not only is a beautiful object, but can be very useful in a classroom and for similar work.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause they can see the whole of the world instead of continuously spinning a globe for half an hour (or in american 1 half hour)
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∙ 10y agobecause you can carry a map around and a globe you cant
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∙ 11y agoThere easier to carry and many people might pick maps insted of globes
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Why would you use a map instead of a globe or an aerial photograph to find your way around you city?
You would use map instead of a globe because on a globe you would barley see south Jersey.But if you use a map you would be able to find even EHT.
What are the disadvantages of globes and maps?
An advantage of a map is that a map is easy to carry. An advantage of a globe is that a globe is a 3D version of the world. A disadvantage of a map is that on a map the continents are stretched. A disadvantage of a globe is that a globe is hard to carry around.
A globe is more accurate than a map because a globe can show?
the circular shape that a map can not
Would a catographer work on a map or globe?
Answer Is: A MAP
What map shows the most detail?
The most accurate map is a globe because it shows exactly where things are on the Earth and a globe is not distorted, like a map is.
Why would you use a map instead of a globe or an aerial photograph to find your way around you city?
You would use map instead of a globe because on a globe you would barley see south Jersey.But if you use a map you would be able to find even EHT.
Why would you use a map instead of a globe or an aerial photograph to find your way around your city?
You would use map instead of a globe because on a globe you would barley see south Jersey.But if you use a map you would be able to find even EHT.
Why use a map on a hiking trip instead of a globe?
A globe will only give the most general of information while a map will list such things as roads, rivers, valleys, bridges. Also a map is easier to carry.
Why use a globe than a map?
because a globe shows it better than a map.
What do map makers use to draw the earth as a flat surface?
Draw the globe stand, then place the globe in it. Then draw the landmarks and do some shading to make the globe look 3Dimensional.
How is globe diffent from a map?
A globe is round. A map is flat.
Is a globe and a world map the same?
no, because a world map could be a flat map and a globe cannot be a flat map.
What is the different between a map and a globe?
the diffrence between a map and a globe is that a map is basicly paper and the globe is round and that you can spin it around.There`s that and the texture
What are the disadvantages of globes and maps?
An advantage of a map is that a map is easy to carry. An advantage of a globe is that a globe is a 3D version of the world. A disadvantage of a map is that on a map the continents are stretched. A disadvantage of a globe is that a globe is hard to carry around.
Do you use a map or a globe to compare the size of two countries?
Both. It doesn't matter which you use.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes?
An advantage of a map is that a map is easy to carry. An advantage of a globe is that a globe is a 3D version of the world. A disadvantage of a map is that on a map the continents are stretched. A disadvantage of a globe is that a globe is hard to carry around.
is map is more convenient to use than a globe?
A map is certainly more practical - as it folds up to fit in a pocket. A globe on the other hand can be textured to show features such as mountains.
