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One centimetre on a 1:50 000 topographic map represents how many metres on the ground?
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One centimetre on a 1:50 000 topographic map represents how many metres on the ground?

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500 m

A scale of 1 : 50 000 is used on many Ordnance Survey maps. This means that 1 cm on the map represents an actual distance of 50 000 cm (or 500 m or 0.5 km)

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