100 cm = 1 m
1000 m = 1 km
1:2 000 000 means 1 on the map = 2 000 000 in the real world; thus:
1 cm on map = 2 000 000 cm in the real world
= 2 000 000 ÷ 100 m = 20 000 m
= 20 000 ÷ 1000 km = 20 km
1:10,000 represents a scale of 1cm to every 10,000cm. 10,000 centimetres is equal to one metre.
if 2cm is 50km 1cm is 25km
250 kilometers in the real world.
Somewhere on a map there will be a scale. The scale will tell you the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. eg 1cm = 10km
1m = 100cm. So, 200m = 200x100cm = 20,000cm. 1cm in the map representing 200m on the ground will be 1:20,000 in ratio.
First, you put it into a scale 1mm:300km Second, you times the whole thing by 10 so that the 1 millimeter will become 1 centimeter 1cm:3 000km Next, you convert the 300 kilometers into meter 1cm:3 000 000 After that, you convert the 3 000 000 into centimeters 1cm:300 000 000cm Lastly, remove the 'cm' sign as they are both of the same units already 1:300 000 000
1:10,000 represents a scale of 1cm to every 10,000cm. 10,000 centimetres is equal to one metre.
if 2cm is 50km 1cm is 25km
1 centimeter = 10 000 000 nanometers
1:1000
1cm : 0.00001km
1.50cm
10000cm
(50 km) x (1,000 m/km) x (100 cm/m) = 5,000,000So [ 1cm=50km ] is a scale of 1 to 5 million.
A scale factor in a number that changes the size of a shape by that scale examples: 1: if you have a square that is 1cm by 1cm and you increaseit by a scale factor of 3 the square would then be 3cm by 3cm 2: if you had a 2cm by 2 cm square and increase by a scale factor of 0.5 you'd get a 1cm by 1 cm square
5km = 5000m = 500 000cm, so 1cm goes into 5km 500 000 times
a map scale is miles like 150,20,60,and more map scale is used for directions like where is the Ohio river and smoky mountins. It's used to meausre distances.