On a map with a scale of 1:50 000 (one to fifty thousand), a centimetre measured on the map represent 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
mercator projection
mercator projection
A map can be a picture, an object or a representation all at once. A map can be considered a picture of an object that is used to represent an area on the globe.
Drawn to scale, means a level of representation. This isapplied to cartography (mapping), where scale is the ratiobetween map distance and distance on the ground. Thus, arepresentative fraction of 1 : 15 000 indicates that 1 cm (orinch) on the map represents 15 000 cm (or inches) on theground.
The scale.The scale, which should ALWAYS be given on a map. It may be given simply as a ratio: eg 1:50 000 or in terms of the measures eg 2 cm = 1 km. There may also be a pictorial representation.
A map scale lets you convert map distance to ground distance.
a projection map
a projection map
A map scale lets you convert map distance to ground distance.
A map scale lets you convert map distance to ground distance.
A flat representation of the Earth's surface is called an atlas or a map.
A map scale lets you convert map distance to ground distance.