Globes with raised relief or topographic
features better emphasize mountainous areas. They are there so that you
can see and feel the mountain ranges.
One of the basic uses of your world globe is to
find places –
cities, nations, land and water areas – just as easily as you can find
the busiest street corner in your home town. Finding a place is not
enough, however, unless you see it in its true geographical
relationship to the rest of the world or, in other words, see those
countries which are its neighbors and the true distances and directions
between them.
The question “Where is it?” is answered best by using a globe, for
only on a globe are distances, directions, sizes and shapes of
countries, and their relationship to each other – all correct! Seeing
the true geographical relationships of all nations on this round
replica of our world increases our understanding of their economic,
social and political status, as well as their interdependence. It has
been said that wider use of the world globe among all peoples of Earth
could be a powerful instrument for peace.
Your globe will dispel any misconceptions about distances and
directions obtained from studying flat maps. Looking straight down at
the north pole, you see that ours is largely a northern world. Many
great nations form a circle around the pole – Japan, China, Russia, the
Scandinavian countries, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States.
Today, the Arctic has become a busy intersection for planes following
the shortest routes between major cities of the world.
Not only is your world globe a true guide to our modern world; its
usefulness extends to many other areas of learning. It illuminates the
pages of history, makes events in today’s world more significant, and
enriches our understanding of the sciences, including the exciting new
sciences of inner and outer space.