Question

Why does R.F. have the universal application in map making?

Answer 1

Representative fraction (RF) is a method of showing the scale of a map. In this, the ratio between the map distance and the ground distance is denoted as a fraction, whose numerator is always one. For example, the RF of 1/1,00,000 denotes that for a unit distance on the map, the ground distance is 1,00,000. Since no particular units of measurement are needed in this method, it has a universal application in map making.