Mapping Skills

Mapping Skills

1. scale

   • Statement: "one centimeter on the map represents five hundred meters on the ground"
     • always write equals not represets.write nummbers as words
   • Representative fraction or ratio: 1/100000 or 1:100000
     • Numerator: represents number of units on the map . always is one.
     • Denominator: Represents number of units on the ground
   • Line scale:
     • Measure the distance between two points on the map then place the measurement on the line scale
   • Large scale: shows SMALL area in lots of detail Medium scale:shows larger section of earth in less detail i.e topographic map Small scale: Shows huge areas in little detail i.e.world map

2. Bearing

Images and files in the map