Read about short note on the map .Here given importance of Globe.
मानचित्र की उपयोगिता औऱ जानकारी अंग्रेजी मे दी जा रही हैं।
Different places are shown on the map.However, it is not possible to show the actual distance between two places on a map.
A scale that is drawn is called a line bar or a graphics scale.
The actual distance between Delhi and Agar is 200 kilometers. However, to show it on a map,here, as per the scale, the distance between the two cities will be two centimeters.
In other words,100km on the ground is represented by 1 cm on the map or 1CM:100 km.This ratio between the distances on the map to the distance on the ground is called the scale of the map.
According to scale, there are two types of maps.
Large scale maps indicate small areas, such as,a locality or colony with great details.
Guide maps of a city or town are the large scale maps.
Small scale maps show large areas like a country or continent with fewer details. They provide general information of a large areas.
All maps have a scale in one corner. The scale helps us to measure the actual distance between any two places.
