The scale on a map is used for figuring out the distance between any two points on the map.
The scale on a map is used for figuring out the distance between any two points on the map.
The scale on a map is used for figuring out the distance between any two points on the map.
The scale on a map is used for figuring out the distance between any two points on the map.
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UK Ordnance Survey offers a popular map series with a scale of 1:50 000 (one to fifty thousand) which means that 1 centimetre on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground. On older maps, the scale may be given as 1" to 1 mile (one inch to one mile).
Look in the corners of the map and you'll usually find the scale for that map in one or more.
The map scale is not measured. It is determined by the map projection used, and ultimately by the cartographer who makes the map.
The scale on a map is used for figuring out the distance between any two points on the map.
This is known as the scale.
The scale of a map may indicate the ratio as well as showing how lengths measured on the map represent actual distances.
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.
The "scale" of a map tells you how the map displays the actual distance.
A map scale of 1:175 000 means that 1 centimetre on the map represent 175,000 centimetres on the ground.