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What does scale mean in a map?

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It's the relationship between the paper distance and the distance in the real world

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What does it mean when a map is drown to scale?

T The map is drawn to scale.


What does not to scale' mean in a map?

Any map not drawn to scale must/will indicate that is it not drawn to scale and will also be marked 'for information only'. For such map projections, the concept of Point Scale is introduced which will strive to keep the scale within narrow bounds and will clearly indicate as such on the map itself


When does it mean when map is drawn to scale?

it means the map measurements will coordinate with the measurements of the map location.


What does the map scale represnt on the map?

The map scale represents the ratio of the map to the real thing. For example, a map scale might say that 1 inch equals 1 mile. That would mean that every inch on the map represents a mile for the real thing.


What does a scale of 1 24000 on mean?

A scale of 1:24 000 on a map means that things shown on the map are actually 24000 times bigger than they are on the map.


What does it mean when a scale is drawn to scale?

it means that the map is not like a map that IS drawn to scale. Instead of being accurately sized, it may use different scales to highlight certain features.


What kind of things are shown on a map?

The legend of a map shows what the symbols on the map mean and sometimes the scale is also indicated there.


What does it mean when you say that a map is drown to scale?

It is drawn to full size


What kind of thing a shown on a legend map?

The legend of a map shows what the symbols on the map mean and sometimes the scale is also indicated there.


What measures distance on a map?

The SCALE of the map indicates the relationship between distances measured on a map and the actual distances.


What does bar-scale mean?

A bar scale- helps you find the distance between two places on a world map.


What is the maximun map?

Assuming you mean scale. There is no miximum. However a scale of 1:1 or larger would be pointless.