Question

Scale of a map can be expressed as _______________________.

• A. map distance between two points divided by ground distance between the same points
• B. map distance between two points multiply by ground distance between the same points
• C. ground distance between the two points divided by map distance between the same points
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

map distance between two points divided by ground distance between the same points

Scale of a map can be expressed as map distance between two points divided by ground distance between the same points.

Map scales may be expressed in words (a lexical scale), as a ratio, or as a fraction. Examples are: 'one centimetre to one hundred metres' or 1:10,000 or 1/10,000. 'one inch to one mile' or 1:63,360 or 1/63,360.