Maps and scale

Maps	continents	cities
scale	Small-scale mapping	large-scale mapping
	of	of
	State of California	Lower Manhattan
depicts	large areas	small areas

These terms are inversely related to what they represent in the landscape:

small-scale map - a map that represents geographical features so that they appear small and less detailed in comparison to other maps; frequently used to show large features, such as countries and continents, so that they appear on a single sheet of paper.

Small-scale mapping - Mapping at a scale smaller than about 1:1,000,000, although the limiting scale sometimes has been made as large as 1:250,000.

landscape - a collection of natural and cultural features that characterize a particular district or region; a portion of the earth's surface that can be taken in from a single viewpoint at ground level

large-scale map - a map that represents geographical features so that they appear large and detailed in comparison to other maps; usually used for maps of relatively small areas, such as cities and towns, or for plans of buildings

• Small-scale mapping) Mapping at a scale smaller than about 1:1,000,000, although the limiting scale sometimes has been made as large as 1:250,000.
www.ew2008.org/matlab/toolbox/map/app_a2.html

• a map that represents geographical features so that they appear small and less detailed in comparison to other maps; frequently used to show large features, such as countries and continents, so that they appear on a single sheet of paper
www.newberry.org/k12maps/glossary/index.html

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