Question

What do you mean by the term 'the scale of the map'?

Answer 1

Answer:

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

Answer 2

Answer:

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

Explanation:

For example, on a 1:100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground.