give an explanation on large scale maps. what is its main advantage?give example
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Large scale maps are typically used to show site plans, local areas, neighborhoods, towns etc. 1:2,500 is an example of a large scale. ... The larger a scale is the smaller will be the number in the scale. For example, a 1:10,000-scale map is said to have a larger scale than a 1:100,000-scale map.
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Map scale is the relationship existence between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the earth. It is usually expressed in the following form: 1:10,000, meaning that 1 unit of measurement on the map represents 10,000 of the same units on the earth's surface. The scale ratio 1:100,000 means that one unit of distance on the map represents 100,000 of the same units of distance on the Earth. So on a 1:100,000 scale map, one cm on the map equals one km on the ground because one km has 100,000 cm. Because the scale ratio is a constant, it is true for whatever units in which the fraction is expressed.
A 'large' scale map is one in which a given part of the Earth is represented by a large area on the map. Large scale maps generally show more detail than small scale maps because at a large scale there is more space on the map in which to show features. Large scale maps are typically used to show site plans, local areas, neighborhoods, towns etc. 1:2,500 is an example of a large scale.
A 'small' scale map is one in which a given part of the Earth is represented by a small area on the map. Small scale maps generally show less detail than large scale maps, but cover large parts of the Earth. Maps with regional, national, and international extents typically have small scales, such as 1:1,000,000 (see Figure 2). Large scale maps typically show more detail than small scale maps, whereas on smaller scale maps there is simply not enough room to show all the available detail, so features such as streams and roads often have to be represented as single lines, and area features like cities, have to be shown as points. This is called generalization.
The larger a scale is the smaller will be the number in the scale. For example, a 1:10,000-scale map is said to have a larger scale than a 1:100,000-scale map.