What is the difference between the Globe and the Map?

Question

the question was to differentiate globe against map.

Answer 1

Maps distort reallity. Globes are more accurate but cumbersome to travel with.

Answer 2

Map can be folded and can be easily carried.
Globe is like a map pasted on a ball. Globe is useful for learning rotation of earth, how eclipses happen etc. In short globe is very useful in a classroom as an educational model. A map having only two dimensions, is very convenient for carrying. A globe is useful for understanding geographical facts which we can not physically observe. But for all practical purposes map is best suitable.I mean nobody will use globe for finding.

Answer 3

1. A body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball.
2.
1. The earth.
2. A planet.
3. A spherical or bowllike container, especially a glass cover for a light bulb.
4. A sphere emblematic of sovereignty; an orb.

intr. & tr.v., globed, glob·ing, globes.

MAP: 1.
1. A representation, usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth or heavens.
2. Something that suggests such a representation, as in clarity of representation.
2. Mathematics. The correspondence of elements in one set to elements in the same set or another set.
3. Slang. The human face.
4. Genetics. A genetic map.

Answer 4

Globe is an round object,the map is flat..

Answer 5

Globe is round & map is flat. Globe is 3d & map is 2d. Globe is boobs & map is pips!