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Question
Why do you think that the knowledge of scale is important for reading a map?
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Solution
The two cities in the space of an inch will be found on a map where the scale is used.
e.g. 1 cm on map =100 km on the ground. Scales are important as without scales distance between places can’t be judged.
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