1. #5 -Describe the different types of map scales used
Map Scales and Legends
#5 -Describe the different types of map scales used
#6 – Define Map Legend

2. Map Scale Relationship of distance on map to distance on Earth
1:24,000
1:100,000
1:250,000

3. How Map Scales are Represented
Verbal
1 inch = 1mile
May not be precise, but close enough for estimates
Graphic
Printed on map, if map enlarged or reduced still gives reliable scale
Numerical (Fractional)
Ratio 1:500
Fraction 1/500
Can be used with any units

4. Large Scale vs Small Scale
1:24,000
1:100,000
1:250,000

5. Map Legend
Explains what symbols used on map mean

6. Conversions you may need
1 mile =
5280 ft
63360 in
1.6 km
1 kilometer =
1000m
.62 miles

7. Practice - AES Calculate the verbal scale
1:62500
____________mi/in
Write the fractional scale of the map provided (bottom center)
Write the verbal scale of the map provided
__________mi/in
Compare the verbal scale you wrote above against the graphic scale. Are they the same?

8. Assignment: AES – worksheet and read p 60-62, 876
EC p. 62
GES – worksheet and read pages , 806
EC p. 170