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There is no standard.
However, having said that, if you buy a map book or sheet, there are various scales which are generally used:
1:221,760 (1 inch = 3½ miles)
1:63,360 (1 inch = 1 mile - no longer issued by OS)
1:50,000 (2 cm = 1 km - the OS Landranger series, replacing the 1:63,360 series)
1:25,000 (4 cm = 1 km - the OS Pathfinder series)
The scale chosen depends upon the use.
The smaller the scale (the second number above) the more detail that can be put on the map.
The first example scale above is a map book for driving and generally shows major roads and some minor roads to allow for route planning.
The second/third examples can be used for driving, cycling or walking as they show roads, bridal ways, footpaths
The last example is good for walking as it shows more detail including field boundaries.
Maps with even smaller second numbers are used by specialist surveyors, eg to show property boundaries.
Atlases have a much larger second number.
The larger the second number, the less details that can be put (accurately) on the map.
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoThere is no single standard. Road maps will have different scales to walking maps, for example.
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What size is a standard scale map?
There is no standard scale of a map. The scale used depends on what the map is used for. A motorist may use a 4 miles to 1 inch, a cyclist 1 mile to 1 inch (or 1:50 000), and a walker use 1:25 000 - and so on.
What is a map scaled at 1 to 75000 considered to be?
A large scale map.
Which map would be bigger in size one map to scale of 1cm equals 100km or another map drawn to scale 1cm equals 50km?
if 2cm is 50km 1cm is 25km
What does it mean when you say that a map is drown to scale?
It is drawn to full size
What is the difference between a scale and key on a map?
A map scale shows the ratio between the distances on the map and the distances in reality (one inch= 10 miles, for example) whereas the map legend tells what the various symbols on the map represent (landforms, size of roadway, state capitals, etc.)
A map scale at 175000 is considered to be what size scale?
Where does the series number on a map appear
What size map is a 175000 is considered to be?
A map scale of 1:175,000 means that 1 centimetre on the map represents 175,000 centimetres on the ground.
What size is a standard scale map?
There is no standard scale of a map. The scale used depends on what the map is used for. A motorist may use a 4 miles to 1 inch, a cyclist 1 mile to 1 inch (or 1:50 000), and a walker use 1:25 000 - and so on.
What is a map scale of 1 to 75000 considered?
This is a large-scale map. Maps with scales of 1:75,000 and larger are used for tactical, administrative, and logistical planning. These are the maps that a soldier is most likely to encounter. The standard large-scale map is 1:50,000; however, many areas have been mapped at a scale of 1:25,000.
What do you call a scale map?
I just call it a map. Scale is the size of the map relative to the reality. If you draw a map of your bedroom that is the same size as your bedroom, it has a scale of 1:1. I use a map of my town that is 1:100,000 (one centimetre equals one kilometre).
What is a map scaled at 1 to 75000 considered to be?
A large scale map.
What size is a 150000 scale map?
large
What is the scale of a world map?
The terms "small scale" and "large scale" are relative terms. Compared to a street map (typically 1:30000 or less) it is a large scale. Compared to a world map (1:10,000,000 or higher), it would be smaller. But because a 1:175000 does not show much detail (1 cm = 1.75 km), it would usually be considered a large scale map. It could be used for a metropolitan area highway map.
What size is a 1 in 50000 scale map?
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.
What size is a 1 and 50000 scale map?
Large
What is error in shape distance or size on a map?
scale
Which part of a map shows the relationship between the actual size of a place and its size as it appears on the map?
the scale!
