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= 250 km on actual ground while representing the distance 1cm can be used for
representing any length of distance as per requirement.

Activity

Draw a map of your school premises in reduced scale

Exercise

Answer the following questions:

1. What is scale?
2. What is the importance of scale in a map?
3. Write briefly about different types of scale.
4. “A map is a powerful tool for a geographer and a scale is the heart of the map”.
Justify the statement.
5. Why is it necessary to drawn a map in a reduced scale? Explain with reason.

Community Work

Find out the measurement of the distance between your home and your friend’s home.
Use the scale 1:100 cm or 1cm = 1m in a map, mark the spot where you sleep.

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