Scale on Maps


Targets



This lesson is about learning to use and understand scale. You will learn to define scale correctly and use scale to measure distances on a map.


Introduction


What are the lines below?

They are all scales on a map.

The relationship between the distance on a map to the distance on the ground in real life is identified by a scale.  See page 19 in your textbook, scale on the map. 
When you have completed this lesson, you will know what scales are and how to use them!