You may well have heard the phrase "the world is growing smaller". This phrase came about due to the massive increase in communication technologies such as the internet and various social networking applications now in use worldwide. This ability to communicate instantly with anyone across the globe as if they were sitting next to us has given people a yearning to understand where places are. Iran, North Korea, Israel and many other countries are constantly covered in the news. In our experience over the last 5 years it is not common to know whereabouts these countries are in the world in relation to us in the UK. A world globe is the ideal tool for learning all about countries and place names, and also makes a great addition to a home.
A globe represents a our Earth in miniature. A 3D representation that we can all identify with. In order to fully understand geographical information we need to have a clear picture of the whole Earth in front of us. Because a world globe is spherical and 3D it portrays true comparisons of size, location, shape, direction and distance. Flat maps, or atlases show the Earth's features poorly and have spatial and directional distortion, this is unavoidable when representing a spherical object with a flat plane.
Although some globes feature a raised relief feature, where mountains can be felt as bumps on the surface, it should be understood that these are highly accentuated as mount Everest would be less than the thickness of a great of sand on top of the globe in literal context.
For the proper understanding of political geography and in some cases physical features as well as achieving a better grasp on world news locations, nothing can be better than a globe.
At JustGlobes it is our goal to have a globe in every home, office and classroom. even in libraries.
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