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GCSE Geography · key term
The relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Specification 1.2, 1.10, 1.14 · Paper 1
The relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground, expressed in the same units.
Paper 2
The ratio between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground, expressed in the same units.
The ratio between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
Specification 9.1, 9.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Fundamental OS Map Skills: Scale, Coordinates and ReliefIn a real map comparison, check both the contour intervals and the map scales before judging steepness.
The relationship between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
The relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. A scale of means one map unit represents 25,000 of the same units on the ground.
Check the map scale before measuring. At 1:25,000, 1 cm represents 250 m; use the scale bar if an image has been resized.
Check map scales and dates. Differences between historic and modern maps show change, but do not alone prove that a management policy caused it.
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