Archive for October, 2008
50 state maps
Author: SpinningGlobe
When learning about the different states of the United States, it is important that the students have a clear grasp of geography. With 50 state maps, students will have a more vivid picture of the different states, counties and landmarks. A map will give them a broader understanding of the United States and its different economic and political divisions.
Maps can tell you about the neighboring states, the bodies of water surrounding them, if any, and other natural features such as mountains or rivers. A state map can also show historical points of interest. It can also identify major roads and highways.
Gemstone world globes
Author: SpinningGlobe
Year after year, companies think of something new and unique to give out to their loyal clients. These items could be anything from personalized pens, to umbrellas and mobile phone holders. It has been a tradition to give out tokens of appreciation to clients as a way of maintaining a bond with them.
For a change, why not give gemstone world globes? These paperweights make great corporate giveaways because they are handcrafted and are made of hand-cut semi-precious stones. Each globe is unique as the colors, depending on the gemstones used, may vary.
Keeping the world in perspective with the world globe.
Author: globeguy
In using a flat surface map of the earth for research, we must remember it limits our perspective of the true view of how the earth looks as to where we are going or what we are doing.
Do we have the tendency to get out our atlas, get on the internet, or do we get the world globe out that should be in our home? Maybe we should do all three. Acccording to F. WEBSTER McBRYDE, Department of Geography at Ohio State University, if we limit ourselves to just the flat surface map, atlas or internet, we do not get an accurate perspective of the world.
In his article “A MAP OF THE WORLD IN PERSPECTIVE1“
“In representing the earth’s spherical surface upon a plane, any map projection must inevitably involve some distortion, which increases with the size of the area included. A world projection, developing the grid of the entire earth, therefore, presents maximum difficulty in overcoming distortions. The principal properties which may be preserved on the map, as they are on the earth, may be listed as follows: (1) equivalence, or true relative sizes of areas; (2) conformality or true angles formed by intersecting lines (compass directions, if grid lines are straight, as on the Mercator projection); (3) true shapes of areas; (4) equidistance, or true scale, along certain lines; (5) continuity of surface, with the grid unbroken. Preservation of all of these at once is possible only on the globe. On a flat surface one or several of the properties may be kept, but there is always a sacrifice.”
{1}The figurative rather than literal interpretation of this word is intended, for obviously the entire earth surface cannot be shown in true perspective. The orthographic hemispherical projection is the only true perspective representation.
Therefore can we say we don’t need a globe in our home for study or the world globe is ”no longer needed in the classroom”?
50 state maps
Author: SpinningGlobe
When learning about the different states of the United States, it is important that the students have a clear grasp of geography. With 50 state maps, students will have a more vivid picture of the different states, counties and landmarks. A map will give them a broader understanding of the United States and its different economic and political divisions.
Maps can tell you about the neighboring states, the bodies of water surrounding them, if any, and other natural features such as mountains or rivers. A state map can also show historical points of interest. It can also identify major roads and highways.
Gemstone world globes
Author: SpinningGlobe
Year after year, companies think of something new and unique to give out to their loyal clients. These items could be anything from personalized pens, to umbrellas and mobile phone holders. It has been a tradition to give out tokens of appreciation to clients as a way of maintaining a bond with them.
For a change, why not give a gemstone world globe paperweight? These paperweights make great corporate giveaways because they are handcrafted and are made of hand-cut semi-precious stones. Each globe is unique as the colors, depending on the gemstones used, may vary.