compare and contrast map and globe
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A globe is a three-dimensional sphere while a map is two-dimensional. The globe represents the whole earth, whereas a map may represent the whole earth or just a part of it. A globe can be used to get a broad-level picture of the world while maps provide more specific information about different places.
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A map is a representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface, or a part of it, on a flat surface, according to a scale. It could be hand drawn or printed. It helps us identify the places and locations within an area helping us to navigate from one place to another.
Maps
Types of Maps
Maps are of several types. They are mainly classified into:
Physical or Relief Maps: These show natural features of the earth.
Political Maps: These maps show the cities, town and villages, countries and states of the world with their boundaries.
Thematic Maps: These maps focus on specific information like the map of a rainfall, roads, tourist places.
Components of Maps
Maps have three components: distance, direction, and symbol. We measure distance in terms of scale. A scale is a ratio between the actual distance on the ground and the distance shown on the map.
To measure large areas like continents or countries on a paper, we use a small scale map.
To show a small area like your village to town on a paper, we use a large scale map.
Directions are cardinal points like North, South, East and West. And symbols are certain letters, shades, colours, pictures and lines, which give us information about a limited place. Various other things like sketches and plans are used to draw an area of a large scale.
Globe Versus A Map
A globe differs from a map in many aspects. Let us look at some key points of difference between a globe and a map. A compilation of many maps is called an atlas.