This 12" "Political" globe with Gyro-matic mounting swings up or down to bring any area into closer view. Map areas are in vivid colors to easily highlight political boundaries. Has thousands of place names and mountains in raised-relief. Numbered, full meridian and gyro assembly.
Diameter: 12" (30 cm)
Height: 17" (43 cm)
Weight: 5 lbs. (2.3 kg)
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Summary: Very useful
Comment: My son uses this a lot for his Social Studies and it has been very helpful.
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Summary: Great learning tool for pre-teens
Comment: Pros:
Great learning tool for 9-12 year olds.
Excellent details.
Up-to-date political boundaries.
Cons:
The globe's skin seems could have been done better.
The quality of the globe stand is not as good as I had hoped.
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Summary: The World at Your Table
Comment: We received this in the mail today. It is very beautiful and my kids are in awe of it. As a homeschool family, we felt that the flat map was no longer adequate. I must say, that as nice as this is, and I don't have much to compare it to, it is a bit pricy. I think it is more in the $39.99 price...but that's just my opinion. Hopefully it will last many years of educating our kids at home.
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Summary: Great globe
Comment: Globe is a good size and can spin and tilt for viewing. Has a plastic base which is sturdy it just looked like a metal base in the picture. Very satisfied.
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Summary: The World as a Globe
Comment: What direction would you take - like say from Cleveland, to get to Moscow or Paris or Budapest or Yuma, Arizona? Would you go straight east, west, or sort of skew a little from west to go a little southwest to Yuma? The Pioneer World Globe is more than something to look at and impress your world traveler friends. The Pioneer World Globe will show you - and your friends, the relationships between America, her States, and Cities with the rest of the world - and just how close we are to everyone on earth. An important educational tool- this world globe, and an attractive one at that....