what is a scale ????

1. What is Scale???
Any ideas….????

5. The Scale can be written in two ways:
Both cases say, for the example of the
car, that the dimensions of the real
car are 24 times bigger than the
dimensions of the model
Both cases say, for the example of the
car, that the dimensions of the real
car are 24 times bigger than the
dimensions of the model

6. Calculate the
dimensions of the real
car!!
Calculate the
dimensions of the real
car!!
1.Length of car
2.Width of car
3.Height of car
4.Tires
5.Doors

7. Mmmm lets work out
this Activity sheet to
learn more about
Scales….

9. Where
should I
go?????

10. 1. As a written statement
2. As a ratio or fraction
3. Using a scale line.
4cm = 1 Km
1 : 25 000
0 500m
Most map scales are
commonly shown using a
Scale line

11. Scale Line

13. The distance can be measured with a ruler, then
converted to the correct scale with reference to
the scale bar given on the map.
2cm : 2km
1cm : 1km
1 : 100,000