What does a map scale represent?
Geography · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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A map scale represents the relationship between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground in the real world. It is a way of indicating how much the real world has been reduced to fit on the map. The scale is usually shown in the form of a ratio or fraction, such as 1:50,000 or 1/50,000. This means that 1 unit of measurement on the map (like an inch or a centimeter) is equal to 50,000 of those same units on the ground.