Question

why do geographers use scale?

Answer 1

Could you repharise your question?

Answer 2

geographers use scale to _________?

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

yeah thats what i meant

Answer 5

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)