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im pretty sure a scale map is basically a map that is not to scale or what ever the map is of it shrunk it down. for example if you made a mini map for your room just using a piece of printer paper it would be a scaled map because its not referencing the actual size
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BlakeA scale map is a map that shows a small amount of area in detail using a smaller scale. For example, a map of a city may be drawn at a 1:10,000 scale, meaning that 1 cm on the map represents 10,000 cm in the actual city. This allows for a detailed representation of streets and landmarks.
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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 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 is used to convert distance on the map to actual ground distance?
You multiply by the scale factor. For example, if the scale is 1:100,000, you would multiply by 100,000.
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.
In what situations would a small-scale map be most useful?
(example:)while driving from San Francisco to Boston
