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what is map scaling?

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scaling simply shows the way the map has reduced the real world.

EG 1:50000 on the map would mean 1cm corresponds to 50000cm in the real world
1cm=500m

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what are the lines that run north and south on a map?

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Eastings

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what are the lines that run east and west on a map?

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Northings

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what are contour lines?

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contour lines are drawn as brown lines on a map and they connect to points of equal hight

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what do the lines that are closer together tell us?

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that it is steep.

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what do the contour lines that are firth apart tell us?

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they tell its that it is flatter ground.

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