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FranDifferent maps have different scales because their intentions may be to show different details on the land, even when they show the same areas. Small scale maps usually show a larger area, but with less detail while large scale maps show a smaller area, but with greater detail.
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How do you use a scale map?
you use a map scale by measuring by inches
What is meant by scale on a map and what its importance?
A popular map scale used in the UK, produced by the Ordnance Survey, is 1:50 000 This means that 1 cm on the map represents 50,000 cm on the actual ground. A walker may use a map with a 1:25 000 scale. Such a scale covers a small area, but in greater detail. For instance, field boundaries, and footpaths are shown. A motorist's map may have a scale of 4 or 6 miles per inch, and will therefore show a large area, with main routes the motorist may want to use.
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 on the map which indicates the relationship between a given measurement and the area it represents on map?
It is the scale.
What measures distance on a map?
A map's scale measures distance. It provides a ratio of the map's distance to the actual distance on the ground. For example, a scale of 1:100,000 means that 1 unit on the map represents 100,000 units on the ground.
