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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why do geographers use scale?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could you repharise your question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

geographers use scale to _________?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well if you mean scale like on a map, it's to show the relationship between the size of a feature on the map and the size of said feature on the ground.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah thats what i meant

OpenStudy (anonymous):

scales show the relationship between the distance on the map and the distance on the ground. (it makes the make more realistic and so you can calculate distances)

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