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.
