What is the Meaning & Definition of globe

The globe is one of the most common and useful ways to represent the planet Earth. It is a scale designed based on the way the surface of the planet and also in relation to the political boundaries of continents and countries that in them are. It is one of the only three-dimensional representation of the Earth forms since maps are two-dimensional and many times because of this the real dimension of the territory is lost on them. The globe is an invention dating from long ago, some of them already existing in the middle ages in Chinese and Arab hands, i.e., non-Western. To understand the utility of them we must bear in mind that human beings long thought that the Earth was flat, so it began to be used once the overseas expansion carried out by Europe confirmed the assumptions and theories about its roundness and sphericity. Since the globe has become an important element of knowledge for navigation and mapping since it is the more accurate to represent the shape and surface of the Earth.
A globe is a highly useful and important element also to educational level. In this sense, the possession of one of these elements is common in areas such as schools since through its form and the information provided by the same students can clearly see the location of countries, its relationship with the ocean and aquatic systems, the boundaries shared by countries and all this in a three-dimensional way which is much better than the regular maps.
The Globes (as its name implies) represent the planet Earth. However, there are balloons, Moon or other planets which, although they are not as common, are very useful in the astronomical field for details of the surface thereof, its relief, etc. Some also may represent the Sun.
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