Product Description

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)

Product Details

• Size: OneSize, 12"
• Color: Blue
• Brand: Replogle Globes
• Model: 30801
• Dimensions: 14.00" h x 14.00" w x 16.00" l, 5.00 pounds

Features

• Numbered full-meridian globe
• 12 inch dual axis traditional style globe
• Political map with gyro-matic mounting swings up or down
• Colorful map areas to help distinguish political boundaries
• Displays thousands of place names and raised-relief mountain ranges

Amazon.com
This 12-inch political, raised-relief globe is a beautiful addition to any classroom or home, and is perfect for the young scholar or geography buff. The globe has a numbered meridian, and tilts and spins for easy location of countries, oceans, and other geographical features. It is mounted on gold, die-cast metal. The political borders are colorfully marked, and the oceans are well detailed to include temperature and current flow. Replogle will provide updates, making the Pioneer Globe ideal for students working on social studies or geography projects. But it is handsome enough to be a treasured item at home as well. --Heather Hawkins, mother of 2-year-old Duncan, is a 10-year veteran teacher of the arts and a professional actor and director.

Customer Reviews

A Best-Selling Globe
This is my second Replogle globe. Replogle is the best! Their Pioneer World Globe has a little of everything (well almost). It shows major cities, raised relief mountains, ocean currents, color-coded countries and states, and legend. Like most of their globes, it also comes with a plastic time zone dial over the north pole, so you can sort of figure out what time it is in other parts of the world compared to others. My favorite feature which stands out among others is its gyroscopic apparatus, which enables you to tilt the earth upside down without lifting its base, so you can see Antarctica in its entirety. With other lower-priced globes, you have to lift the whole globe, and the base gets in the way, so you really cannot see Antarctica.

There are two things I dislike about this globe. It has no topographical information, but I suppose that is what the Atlantis World Globe is for. (I guess you cannot have everything.) Also, it scratches easily, so don't bang it around.

Another insignificant thing I notice is the placement of the political information. Because the globe is constructed with strips of cardboard (like orange peels), none of the city, state, or country names are printed across two strips. It does not take away from the quality of information; it's just quirky to look at. I am very detailed-oriented and pay attention to everything. Most of you probably will not even notice this.

A globe must have.
I purchased this globe for my daughter's 6th to 8th graders. Her job is a challenging one filled with classrooms full of rambunctious pre-teens. The Pioneer Globe allows for interaction with real-world events (Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan) and real-world tragedies (California fires, Hurricane Katrina) and life-altering events (polar ice caps, and Greenland melting). This globe is up-to-date and the children can see and learn where all these events are happening.

Great learning tool for pre-teens
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.