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It means that a distance of 1 cm on the map represents a distance of 24000 cm or 240 metres in real life.

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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 1 24000 on a map mean?

The map scale is 1:24000 which means lengths on the map are 1/24000th of the actual distance represented. 1 cm = 24000 cm = 240 meters (1 in = .38 mi) This is a mid-scale map suitable for a small town or city map where streets will be about 1 to 3 mm apart.


The type of scale 124000 is an example of?

The scale 1:24000 is a numerical factor scale, equivalent to a large scale map.


1 100000 is an example of what type of scale?

The map of 1:24000 scale is a large-scale topographic map, which indicates most terrain features.


1250000 linear scale?

A 1:250000 map is an intermediate scale map used for land management. It displays natural features and terrain, but not in the detail shown on 1:24000 maps.


What on the map which indicates the relationship between a given measurement and the area it represents on map?

It is the scale.


What does it mean when a map is drown to scale?

T The map is drawn to scale.


What is the definition map scale?

A large scale map is a map with much more detail and focus in a particular area. For example, a map of a neighborhood or street compared to a small scale map, a map of Europe.


How is the use of small scale maps different from the use of large scale maps?

If details are needed (larger) smaller or fewer details (small)


What is a large scale map?

Here is a little trick to know how to tell the difference between a large scale map, and a small scale map. A large scale map is a map where your house would look large on it. For example, a map of your neighborhood, or a map of you area. (You can see you house on this map) A small scale map is a map where your house would look small on it (or you can't see it at all), like a map of the world, or a map of Europe. So large scale = large house small scale = small house.


What does A map with a scale of 124000 means that?

it means that any measurement you make on the map is 25,000 times bigger in the real world. ie. 1 metre on the map would be 25,000 metres (25 kms) on the ground


What is the size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size?

The size of an area on a map compared to its actual size is known as the scale of the map. Scale is typically represented as a ratio or a graphic scale, indicating how much the map has been reduced from the real world. For example, a scale of 1:10,000 means that one unit on the map represents 10,000 of the same units in the actual world.