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CONSTRUCTION OF PLAIN SCALE

Exercise 1.1: The RF of a map is 1:50,000. Construct a simple scale to read


km and secondary divisions in multiple of 100 meters.
Solution:

Before constructing the scale, you need to find out that how much linear map
distance is representing how much ground distance.
R.F. mentioned in the example is 1:50,000.
Since, the questiorn is asking to show km and meter, you should consider
the R.F. in metric units of measurement. Hence, 1cm on map is showing
50,000 cm on the ground.

If 50,000 cm is converted into km, it comes to 0.5 km (because 1 km =


100,000 cm). In other words, 2 cm on map will be equal to 1 km on the
ground.
According to the size of the paper you are drawing the scale, select an
appropriate line. Let us take a line of 12 cm, equal to 6 km on the ground.
Divide the line into six equal divisions. These are the primary divisions.
As mentioned in the precaution and general information above, prepare
the scale as given below (Fig. 1.1).
Finally, the graphic scale is to be displayed in the below format. This scale
represents for RF 1:50,000 in kilometres. Here, primary divisions are
shown in kilometres and secondary divisions are represented in meters.
R. F. = 1:50,000
km 0 1 5 km
IHHHHH
Secondary Primary Divisions
Divisions

CONSTRUCTION OF COMPARATIVE SCALE


Exercise The RF of a map is 1:150,000. Construct a scale to compare
miles and kms.

Solution:
In comparative scale, there are two scales with different units of measurement
for comparison. In this scale, R.F. remains the same for both scales.
Comparative scale helps in comparing the two units of measurement
graphically. It is necessary that the origin (zero) of both scales should be from
the same point so that the remaining lengths are easily compared.
Calculation-:

" As explained above, R.F. 1:150,000 means 1 cm on map represents 1.5


km on ground (Metric units of measurement).
" To represent 20 km, you need to take a line of 13.333 cm (20 + 1.5).
" Take a line of 13.333 cm and divide it into 5 equal parts; each part will
represents 4 km.

" Subdivide the first division into 5 parts; each part will represent one km.
Calculation-ll:

" In British unit, it would be 1 inch represents 150,000 inches on the


ground. Hence, 150,000 +63360 =2.3674 miles ofthe ground (Because
63360 inches is equal to one mile)
" To represent 12 miles, you need to take a line of 5.069 inches (12 +
2.3674).
Take a line of 5.069 inches and divide it into four equal parts; each part
will shows three miles.

Both the kilometre and mile scales are put one over the other, where the
zero points of both the scales must coincide with each other.
Finally, the comparative scale is to be displayed in the below given fomat
(Fig. 1.2).

Miles
4 3 2 1 0 12 16

R.F.- 1:150,000 Kilometers

Comparative Scale.

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