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  • Stage 4
    • Maps >
      • Elements of a Map
      • Direction
      • Scale
      • Area and Grid Reference
      • Latitude and Longitude
      • Altitude
      • Area
      • Contour lines
      • Gradient
      • Local Relief
      • Sketch map
      • Choropleth
      • Synoptic charts
      • Topographic Maps
    • Graphs and statistics >
      • Population Profiles
      • Climate graphs
  • Stage 5
    • Maps >
      • Altitude
      • Area
      • Area and Grid Reference
      • Aspect
      • Bearings
      • Contour lines
      • Density
      • Direction
      • Gradient
      • Local Relief
      • Scale
  • Stage 6
    • Drawing a cross-section
    • Vertical Exaggeration
    • Sight lines
    • Transects
    • Ternary graphs
    • Logorithmic graphs
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Scale

1:100,000 means that 1cm on the map is equivalent to:
- 1000m
- 1km

1:250,000 means that 1cm on the map is equivalent to:
- 2,500m
- 2.5km

1:50,000 means that 1cm on the map is equivalent to:
- 500m
- 1/2 km

1:25,000 means that 1cm on the map is equivalent to:
- 250m
- 1/4 km

Large scale are used to show detail, e.g. a street directory.

Small scale are used to show detail, e.g. a satellite image of NSW.

Oblique maps and photos have scales that vary from one part of the image to another (remember that an oblique photograph is taken at an angle).
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  • Home
  • Stage 4
    • Maps >
      • Elements of a Map
      • Direction
      • Scale
      • Area and Grid Reference
      • Latitude and Longitude
      • Altitude
      • Area
      • Contour lines
      • Gradient
      • Local Relief
      • Sketch map
      • Choropleth
      • Synoptic charts
      • Topographic Maps
    • Graphs and statistics >
      • Population Profiles
      • Climate graphs
  • Stage 5
    • Maps >
      • Altitude
      • Area
      • Area and Grid Reference
      • Aspect
      • Bearings
      • Contour lines
      • Density
      • Direction
      • Gradient
      • Local Relief
      • Scale
  • Stage 6
    • Drawing a cross-section
    • Vertical Exaggeration
    • Sight lines
    • Transects
    • Ternary graphs
    • Logorithmic graphs
  • HSIE Teachers Home