Question

What is the globe?

Answer 1

Hint: It is a tool used to depict the Earth and facilitate studies of geography, the topography and climate of the Earth.

Complete answer:
a. A globe is a spherical figure which is a miniature form of earth. It gives us a three-dimensional view of the whole Earth by showing distances, directions, areas, etc.
b. Globes are available in a variety of sizes and types, like the terrestrial globe and the celestial globe. It is not fixed, it can rotate, just like the earth rotates on its axis and this is because a needle is fixed through it to give a more realistic view. The points at the top and bottom of the globe, through which the needle runs are the two poles i.e., the North Pole and the South Pole.
c. The globe provides 3-D (three-dimensional view) of the entire Earth. The latitudes and longitudes are shown on the globe as circles or semi-circles.

 Note: The earliest terrestrial globe which is a type of globe, was constructed in 1492 by Martin Behaim with help of a painter called Georg Glockendon. Behaim was a German mapmaker and navigator, he lived in Nuremberg, Germany, he called his globe the "Nürnberg Terrestrial Globe’’, It is now popularly known as the Erdapfel.