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vovikov84 [41]
3 years ago
9

The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as:

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Orlov [11]3 years ago
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Answer: The map scale

Explanation: A Map Scale is defined as the ratio of the distance on a map to the distance on the surface the map represents. For example, 1 centimetres on a map represents 10 kilometres on the surface of the Earth. What this means is that for every 1 centimetre you measure on the map, that equates to 10 kilometres on Earth/ real life.

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