What do you mean by the term the scale of a map The Sc
| What do you mean by the term 'the scale of a map'?
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The Scale of a Map:
Ratio between the distance on the paper and the actual distance on the ground is defined as the scale of a map.
Example: 1 cm = 5 kms.
- It means the distance on the paper between two points is 1 cm. - The distance on the ground (actual distance) is 5 kms.
- 1 cm distance on the paper represents a 5 km distance on the ground.
