The document discusses scale and distance in maps. It aims to explain what scale is, the three types of scale, and how to calculate distance using scale. Scale refers to the ratio between distances on a map and in real life. Maps need to be drawn smaller than real life to fit on paper, and the scale shows how much smaller by indicating the relationship between distances.

1. Scale and Distance
Aims for today’s lesson:
1.To know and understand what scale is.
2.To know the three types of scale.
3.To know how to calculate distance using
scale.

2. What’s wrong
with these
images?

3. Maps have to be drawn _____ than real life to
fit on a piece of paper. How much smaller they
are is shown by the ______. This shows you the
_____ distance between places.
real smaller scale
Copy and complete using words from the box
below.

4. How can we show it?
OWords
ORatio
OLine/bar
Relationship between distance on a
map or plan and distance in real life.
This means 1cm on the map = 10cm on the ground. On OS maps the
scale is often 1:25 000.
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