The scale doesn't tell you anything about the size of a map.
If it's a 1:50000 scale, then the only thing you know about the map is that
a pair of points that are 1 inch apart on the map are 50,000 inches apart in
the real world.
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1:50,000. This means that 1 unit measured on the map represents 50,000 units in the real world. So if you measure 1 cm on the map, then it represents 50000 cm, which is 500 meters or 0.5 km. So 2 cm on the map represents 1 km. If you measure 1 inch on the map, then that represents 50,000 inches, which is about 4167 feet or 0.79 miles.
Erase the 5 and draw in a 1. Seriously, a map at 1:10,000 of the same area as a map of 1:50,000 will be 5 times larger in each dimension. So to make a 1:50,000 scale map into a 1:10,000 scale map, enlarge it 500%! Of course, the level of detail will not change.
On 1:175,000 scale map one cm on the map represents 175,000 cm or 1.75 km (~1 mile).
The scale (distance scale) shows the relationship between lengths on the map and actual distances. The bar scale (if provided) shows a sample distance, typically for centimeters or inches on the map.
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Show the margins of a typical 1:50000 SCALE MILITARY MAP
1:50,000. This means that 1 unit measured on the map represents 50,000 units in the real world. So if you measure 1 cm on the map, then it represents 50000 cm, which is 500 meters or 0.5 km. So 2 cm on the map represents 1 km. If you measure 1 inch on the map, then that represents 50,000 inches, which is about 4167 feet or 0.79 miles.
I just call it a map. Scale is the size of the map relative to the reality. If you draw a map of your bedroom that is the same size as your bedroom, it has a scale of 1:1. I use a map of my town that is 1:100,000 (one centimetre equals one kilometre).
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
The scale printed on a map will show distances on the map and on the ground. For instance: a map with a scale of 1:50000 (1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.