Question

ratio between map distance amd and ground distance

Answer 1

Verbal scale expresses in words a relationship betweena map distance and a ground distance. Usually it is along the lines of: One inch represents 16 miles. Here it is implied that the one inch is on the map, and that one inch represents 16 miles on theground.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hey dude,

Refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.

On a 1:100,000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground.