The scale that the map has been drawn at represents actual distance. For instance: a map with a 1: 50 000 (one to fifty thousand) scale means that one centimetre measured on the map represents fifty thousand centimetres on the ground.
A map scale.
The ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance on the Earth's surface is called the scale of the map. It indicates how much smaller the features on the map are compared to their actual size on the ground.
to draw the earths surface.
Topographic map
Topographic map
Topographic Map
Topographic map
Topographic Map
Topographic map
Topographic Map
Topographic Map
Topographic map