it means the map measurements will coordinate with the measurements of the map location.
T The map 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.
An architectural drawing is a map of a room drawn to scale.
It is drawn to full size
if 2cm is 50km 1cm is 25km
Depending on what the map is of scale is very important. On a road map of a region you might read 1 inch equals 1 mile, this is so that the map can fit on the paper or computer monitor, actual size is not an option. On a Map of the world the scale might be 1 inch to 1000 miles. Or if if something is drawn to scale it means, that you have one part of the map in feet and the other side in meters.
"Not to scale" on a map means that the features and distances shown on the map are not accurate or proportional to their actual size or distance in the real world. This disclaimer is used when the map is a simplified representation for general reference rather than precise measurement or navigation.
because that's the scale the map is drawn at...
It depends on the scale to which the map has been drawn. Not all maps are the same scale.
This means that the size of a territory or the distance between two places shown on the map is proportional to the actual size or distance. For example, if the scale is 1:45000, it means that 1 cm on the map represents 45000 cm in real.
Scale.
If details are needed (larger) smaller or fewer details (small)