Question

Difference between map distance and ground distance

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance on the map is smaller than the corresponding distance on the ground. But the map always bears a definite proportion to the mapped area. The scale indicates the proportion which a distance between two points on a map bears to the distance between the corresponding points on the actual ground.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The distance on the map is smaller than the corresponding distance on the ground. But the map always bears a definite proportion to the mapped area. The scale indicates the proportion which a distance between two points on a map bears to the distance between the corresponding points on the actual ground.