Question

explain the importance of the scale of a map. how is it expressed.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Scale on a map is important in order to give the map reader a sense of size. Explanation: ... That's information you need in order to interpret a distance you see (say, about a centimeter on the map) to the distance is represents (about 25,000 cm, or 1/4 km in real life, if the map scale is 1:25,000).