Question.
What do you mean by the term ‘the scale of the map’?
( Chapter 4: Maps, Class 6- The Earth: Our Habitat ( GEOGRAPHY), SOCIAL SCIENCE)
Answer.
"The scale of the map" refers to the ratio between the distances on the map and the actual distances on the Earth's surface. In other words, it provides a way to understand the relationship between the size of objects on the map and their real-world size.
For example, if a map has a scale of 1:100,000, it means that one unit of measurement on the map (e.g. one centimeter) represents 100,000 of the same units of measurement in the actual physical world. So, if you measure a distance of 1 centimeter on the map with this scale, it would represent a real-world distance of 100,000 centimeters, or 1 km.
Scale on maps can be represented in different ways, such as one centimeter equals 10 kilometers, The scale is crucial for accurately measuring distances and understanding the relative sizes of features on a map. If we know the scale, we will be able to calculate the actual distance between two places.
The scale of the map is two types namely small scale map and large scale map.
Small-scale map; when large areas like continents or countries are shown on a map, we use small-scale maps.
Large-scale map; when small areas like villages or towns are depicted on the map, we use a large-scale map. For example, we use 1 cm =50 meters on the ground.
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