What do you mean by the term 'the scale of a map'?

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The Scale of a Map:

Ratio between the distance on the paper and the actual distance on the ground is defined as the scale of a map.

Example: 1 cm = 5 kms.

- It means the distance on the paper between two points is 1 cm. - The distance on the ground (actual distance) is 5 kms.

- 1 cm distance on the paper represents a 5 km distance on the ground.

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