Chapter 1 Understanding Communities
Geography Skills - Map Scale
| Use map scale to measure real distances between places |
| Map scale shows that a certain distance on the map stands for a certain distance on the Earth. |
| A scale is the line that with marks that stand for miles, feet, or a given distance. |
| Not all maps have the same scale; map may show a larger or smaller area. |
| A Map showing fewer miles per inch will show less area. A map showing more miles per inch will show more area. |
Try using map scale on your own;
Pick out two different cities on the maps and using a ruler measure the distance between the two places. Then using the scale on the map figure out how far that would be in real distances.
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