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A map scale is the amount that the drawing compares with an actual measurement. ie - one inch on the map may be equivalent to a mile. If it is a very detailed map then a mile may be as much as 4 inches (as on British Ordnance Survey maps.) On a page of an actual atlas showing a whole country, one inch can be 500 ore even a thousand miles. The scale is usually defined on the lower right corner of the map.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt the ratio between the actual distance and the distance on the map.
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∙ 10y agoMap scale is defined as the ratio of a distance on a map to the corresponding distance on the ground. One can look up the definition in Wikipedia which offers a clear explanation.
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What does it mean when you say that a map is drown to scale?
It is drawn to full size
What is the maximun map?
Assuming you mean scale. There is no miximum. However a scale of 1:1 or larger would be pointless.
What is the key on the map that tells distance on a map?
This is known as the scale.
What is used to convert between the distance on the map and actual distance in real life on a planimetric map?
The scale of a map may indicate the ratio as well as showing how lengths measured on the map represent actual distances.
How can you represent the statement scale on the map?
The scale on a printed map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the distance on the ground. For example, 1 inch on a 1:250000 scale map would be 250000 inches on the earth.
What does scale mean in geography term?
It means The relationship between distance on a map and on the earth's surface.
What does it mean when a map is drown to scale?
T The map is drawn to scale.
What is scale in a geography term?
A Map Scale is a ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map.
In Geography what does the term scale mean?
"Scale is the proportion between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground"{Mansoor Ahmad50}
What is the term to relate features to a map?
scale
What does scale mean in math term?
It means if you have a map for example, for every centimeter on the page, it is 1000cm in real life. 1:1000
What is the term for the relationship between the distance on the map and actual distance on earth's surface?
The term for the relationship between the distance on the map and actual distance is the "scale"For example, the scale may be 1 inch equals 10 miles.So for every inch on the map it relates to 10 miles in the real world.The scale is usually shown in the bottom right corner of the map.
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.
