Scale On Maps
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Scale on maps allows readers to calculate the size, height, dimensions, and distances of features shown by representing the ratio between real-life sizes and how much they are shrunk to fit on the map. For example, on a 1:50,000 scale map, 1 cm on the map equals 500 meters or 0.5 kilometers in real life.
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Scale On Maps
- 1. Scale on maps LO: to learn how scale is used to fit features on to maps KW: scale 21 Feb 2008
- 2. What is scale? The scale of a map allows a reader to calculate the size, height and dimensions of the features shown on the map, as well as distances between different points. The scale on a map is the ratio between real life sizes and how many times it has been shrunk to fit it on the map.
- 5. examples The scale below is for a 1:50,000 scale map. At this scale, 1 cm on the map represents 50,000 cm on the ground (= 500 metres or 0.5 kilometres).