Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8GeographyMap Scale2 Marks
Question
Numerical scale.
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Answer
Numerical scale: A scale in which distances are expressed as ratio is called numerical scale.
For example, 1:10000. It is also known as representative fraction.
In numerical scale, the same measuring unit is used for the figures on the left hand side and right hand side. However, no words are used to indicate this measuring unit.
In numerical scale, number 1 on the left hand side indicates the distance between any two points on a map. On the other hand, the number 10000 on the right hand side indicates the ground distance between those two points.
When the map is reduced or enlarged by taking its photo copy, the numerical scale on the original map does not change.
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