Map scales
Monograph
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
To be most useful, a map must show locations and distances accurately on a sheet of paper of convenient size. This means that everything included in the map ground area, distance, rivers, lakes, roads, and so on must be shown proportionately smaller than it really is. The proportion chosen for a particular map is its scale.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Map scales |
| Series title | Monograph |
| DOI | 10.3133/70039582 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Science Information Center |
| Description | 2 p.; maps (col.) |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |