2006-08-15 11:04:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
because it is a mini earth
2006-08-15 11:09:24 · answer #1 · answered by lowkey616 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A globe both provides a relatively accurate map of the Earth while also viscerally communicating the shape of the planet and an approximate spatial relationship between everything on it. Some globes even include topographic elements to show the relationship between land and sea level. Combined, this can provide an extremely data-dense representation of the Earth.
2006-08-15 11:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by dk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the Earth is an oblate spheroid, i.e. a ball pressed from top & bottom to bulge at the equator, due to the centrifugal force due to rotation. Now the relative distances of the two locations cannot be understood on a plain map (Mercator) map. Neither the size of the landmasses can be correctly depicted. e.g. Greenland is seen as a very small Island, as compared to its actual size. So to give an actual (as far as possible) the globe is used.
2006-08-15 18:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ashish B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Globes are a good spacial model of the earth in that both are spheres with the same locus of points about the center, though on a different scale.
2006-08-18 19:53:50 · answer #4 · answered by taxigringo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the Earth is an oblate spheroid with little fattening in the middle, the equator, it is easy to show it using a spherical pattern with maps of the regions. There is not the tremendous distortion you see when you use a flat surface to map the Earth.
2006-08-15 11:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by jude2918 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because both a globe and the earth are spheres.
2006-08-15 12:56:47 · answer #6 · answered by RG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a reasonable approximation of the shape of the earth, and because a sphere is easy to manipulate on a stsnd to see how various places on the earth are related to each other.
2006-08-15 11:10:04 · answer #7 · answered by Dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because - for all practical purposes - the earth is round and so is a globe.
All geographic features can be represented on the same exact scale without distortions.
2006-08-19 03:30:30 · answer #8 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's round and the land masses are almost the same size as the real things.
2006-08-15 11:28:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its round, I guess, like the earth.
2006-08-15 11:08:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gives a relatively good idea regarding size and placement over a flat surface, where the edges have exagerrated sizes.
2006-08-15 11:08:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋