Thursday, September 11, 2014

Scale

Scale is easy on general terms, but grasping relationships over large distances or at the nano level can be challenging. Today we are going to discuss scale, learn to calculate it for our maps and view visualizations.

Here are 12 unique ways to view scale: http://blog.visual.ly/12-visualizations-that-will-change-the-way-you-view-scale-in-your-world/

xkcd (again).

This page has a good explanation of calculating the three major types of map scale and switching between them. You will need to be able to do simple scale calculations and conversions for Tuesday's Exam 1.




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