Map scales close map scaleThe ratio of the length of a feature on a map to the same length in real life. are often written as a ratio, eg 1 : 250,000. They can also be written using measurements ...

This is so we can find a point on the map by using numbers that we call coordinates. We can use coordinates to help us make a shape bigger or smaller using a scale factor. Narrator: The X axis is ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...