It used to be when you decided you wanted a globe of world, there was just the one style available. It was the kind of globe of world that was in every classroom. The ocean was blue, the land was brown and green and if you had a really advanced one, there was a little bit of a textured feel where the land would raise up from the water. When it came to the globe of world selection that was it, but times and globes have changed.
If you really want a feel for what the earth is like, floating out in space and spinning, you may want to look at one of the newest designs on the market, a globe that floats and can spin. These globes are literally suspended between a pair of magnetic poles and seemingly float. If you lightly push it in one direction, the globe will spin and give you a feeling that you are watching what is happening to the Earth from space.
Another globe of world design will allow you to have an interactive experience with the world. Some of the globes light up as you point to sections of the world, to give you a better view. Others even talk back to you when you trigger a sensor on one of the countries, telling you what you are touching and, sometimes, a...