Question

flowchart for globes and maps​

Answer 1

map vs globeAs we know that the shape of the earth is not perfectly spherical because it is a bit flattened at both the north and south poles and bulge in the centre. Every person is curious to know, how our earth looks like in the universe, but there are only handful of persons who can travel space and see it live. One can have an idea of earth’s appearance, with a globe. A globe is a miniature form of the earth, which represents distances, directions, continents, oceans, countries, etc.

A globe is often misconstrued with a map, which diagrammatically represents the earth’s surface or a part thereof, based on scale. This article excerpt presents you the difference between map and globe.