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Does a Ratio scale and fractional scale represent the same distance on map?
I don't know. Maybe you should study!
What is the key on the map that tells distance on a map?
This is known as the scale.
Why is the inset map drawn to a larger scale than the other map?
Aha! Mapmakers have, by customary usage among the trade, been causing confusion on the relationship between scale and size. This question is the result of confusing people when discussing cartography. In this answer, I will explain why "Why is the inset map drawn to a larger scale than the other map?"results from a common cartographical misunderstanding, and set the record straight. Map scale is a fraction where the numerator is always 1. To put it more exactly, Map scale is the ratio of map distance to the same distance in the real landscape. Another way to think about scale is to consider how much a real land area would need to be shrunk down to fit in the map display you are using. Take Australia and shrink it by an enormous number (a scale of 1/enormous) to make it small enough to fit on a map display area. If you wanted to make a map the area of the city of Sydney that would fit on the same size map display, Sydney being smaller in land area, would need to be shrunk by less, (using a map scale of 1/less than enormous). The confusion about scale began when mapmakers, who noticed that the numerator of the scale was always 1, began to leave off saying the scale numerator and, as a shortcut, refer to the scale by using just the denominator value. This hasty habit resulted in describing a map where the scale denominator is very large as a large scale map. Having created a scaled map of Sydney, you create another map showing Australia with a dot at Sydney's location to use as in index. The scale ratio for the inset map has to be a smaller fraction to appear within the main map. Thus, smaller scale maps show larger areas of land on the same size map display. That's opposite from normal use of the word size as in shoe size, where bigger sizes cover bigger areas, just the opposite of map scales. The answer is that an index map is always drawn using a smaller scale than the scale used on the main map.
What is the difference between a scale and key on a map?
A map scale shows the ratio between the distances on the map and the distances in reality (one inch= 10 miles, for example) whereas the map legend tells what the various symbols on the map represent (landforms, size of roadway, state capitals, etc.)
What is used to convert between the distance on the map and actual distance in real life on a planimetric map?
The scale of a map may indicate the ratio as well as showing how lengths measured on the map represent actual distances.
On a map scale how many miles would 2.5 inches equal?
It depends on the scale to which the map has been drawn. Not all maps are the same scale.
Does one inch equal the same of real miles on all maps why or why not?
No one inch on am map is not a mile reason is because not all maps are made in scale EX: say you have a huge map and a small map one inch on the big map might be a mile but you should check the scale on the small map if used the same scale could tell you it's one mile form Chicago to New York City
What is The effect of map projections on the scale of a map?
The scale on a map is how far it takes you to get there for example in my class we are learning all about KFC and we have to get a map on it the scale on the map would be that it takes you 500 kilometers to get there by foot, car. bus or train.
What is large map scale?
Here is a little trick to know how to tell the difference between a large scale map, and a small scale map. A large scale map is a map where your house would look large on it. For example, a map of your neighborhood, or a map of you area. (You can see you house on this map) A small scale map is a map where your house would look small on it (or you can't see it at all), like a map of the world, or a map of Europe. So large scale = large house small scale = small house.
What do you call a scale map?
I just call it a map. Scale is the size of the map relative to the reality. If you draw a map of your bedroom that is the same size as your bedroom, it has a scale of 1:1. I use a map of my town that is 1:100,000 (one centimetre equals one kilometre).
Does one inch equal the same amount on all maps?
No, one inch does not always equal the same distance on all maps. The scale of a map determines how distances on the map relate to actual distances on the Earth's surface. Different maps can have different scales depending on the level of detail and size of the area being depicted.
Why does 1 inch not equal the same amount of miles on every map?
Some maps show larger territories and it is necessary to reduce the scale to fit everything on the page. A map of your state and a map of your town wouldn't fit on the same piece of paper at the same scale.
What is a large scale map?
Here is a little trick to know how to tell the difference between a large scale map, and a small scale map. A large scale map is a map where your house would look large on it. For example, a map of your neighborhood, or a map of you area. (You can see you house on this map) A small scale map is a map where your house would look small on it (or you can't see it at all), like a map of the world, or a map of Europe. So large scale = large house small scale = small house.
Does a Ratio scale and fractional scale represent the same distance on map?
I don't know. Maybe you should study!
6 inch on a map represents how many miles?
It all depends on the map, look around the map for a scale.
What is the size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size?
The size of an area on a map compared to its actual size is known as the scale of the map. Scale is typically represented as a ratio or a graphic scale, indicating how much the map has been reduced from the real world. For example, a scale of 1:10,000 means that one unit on the map represents 10,000 of the same units in the actual world.
What is a scale geography?
A scale in geography is something that keeps every thing together A scale Shows All The Information That Is On The Map.
