Question

Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale? The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area. The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area. A The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements. The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements. B The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail. The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail. C The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows the town in too much detail. The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows the town in too much detail. D The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows too small of an area to see the whole town.

Answer 1

Answer:

A The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements.The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail.

Explanation:

• A scale of ration 1: 24,000 indicates that the distance on the map to the actual ground distance is large scale map and shows are a detailed close-up of the map. Also, they can be easily converted and thus a town planner decides to make use of this map for planning.