Scale

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Line Scale

A line on a map that represents distances on the ground.

What does a map maker do?

A map maker puts important information about a large piece of land on a piece of paper.

Written Scale

A scale represented by a written phrase.

Why is scale important?

Scale is important because it keeps everything at the same ratio.

Scale

The SCALE of a map is the length used on the map to represent a certain distance on the ground.

How many types of scales are there?

There are 3 types of scales.

Ratio Scale

When given a ratio scale of 1: 100,000 it means that 1 cm on the map represents 100,000 cm in real life.


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