1:50,000 is a ratio.
It means that 1 linear unit, (any linear unit) on the map is equivalent to 50,000 of those same units on the ground.
In this case 1 cm on the map would be 50,000 cm on the ground. 1 inch on the map would be 50,000 inches on the ground. It does not matter which units you use as long as the same unit is used for both parts of the ratio.
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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.
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.
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Large
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.
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.
Written Scale, Representative Scale, and Digital Scale.
The scale. a map scale **************************************** A map with a scale of 1:50 000 (ratio of 1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represnts 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.