Question

In geography, “scale” refers to __________.
a.
the depth of inquiry or the amount of details
b.
an instrument used to weigh things
c.
how someone perceives or understands something
d.
the way that someone looks at something

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Answer 1

Answer:A

the depth of inquiry or the amount of details.

Explanation:In geography, the word scale is used is used to depict the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground but the curvature of the earth has caused scale to vary across the map. Because of the variation in scale due to earth curvature, scale becomes meaningful in two distinct ways.

(1)The ratio of the size of the generating globe to the size of the Earth.

(2) The ratio of the mapped point's scale to the nominal scale.