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What is a scale on a map​

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The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. This simple concept is complicated by the curvature of the Earth's surface, which forces scale to vary across a map. Because of this variation, the concept of scale becomes meaningful in two distinct ways.
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The distance between certain areas such as 1cm on the page would equal 2miles on a map marked with a black and white line most commonly

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