Globes
(i) It is the most perfect approximation of the earth.
(ii) Only major details can be shown.
(iii) Globes help in understanding relative shapes and sizes of oceans and continents but only few details can be shown.
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(iv) Large globes are difficult to handle.
(v) It cannot represent a part of the earth, continent or country.
(vi) It is three dimensional.
(vii) Latitudes and longitudes are drawn as circles and semicircles. So there is no distortion in the shape and size of the continents.
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Maps
(i) It is a representation of the earth, whole or part of it, on a flat surface drawn to scale.
(ii) Large number of details are shown by use of symbols.
(iii) They help in visualizing at a glance, large areas of the earth and bringing out the relationship between different elements of the environment.
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(iv) They are easy to handle and several maps are compiled to form an atlas.
(v) It can represent the whole earth, or a part of it.
(vi) It is two dimensional.
(vii) Latitudes and longitudes are drawn as straight lines, so there is distortion in the shape and size of the continents and oceans.