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  2. Linear scale - Wikipedia

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    In most projections, scale varies with latitude, so on small scale maps, covering large areas and a wide range of latitudes, the linear scale must show the scale for the range of latitudes covered by the map. One of these is shown below. Since most nautical charts are constructed using the Mercator projection whose scale varies substantially ...

  3. Scale (map) - Wikipedia

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    A small-scale map cover large regions, such as world maps, continents or large nations. In other words, they show large areas of land on a small space. They are called small scale because the representative fraction is relatively small. Large-scale maps show smaller areas in more detail, such as county maps or town plans might. Such maps are ...

  4. Scale (geography) - Wikipedia

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    Cartographic scale or map scale: a large-scale map covers a smaller area but embodies more detail, while a small-scale map covers a larger area with less detail. Operational scale: the spatial extent at which a particular phenomenon operates. E.g. orogeny operates at a much larger scale than the formation of a river pothole does.

  5. Map layout - Wikipedia

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    The detailed scale bar in two measurement systems facilitates precise distance measurements by an international audience, which may or may not be the intent. Map layout , also called map composition or (cartographic) page layout , is the part of cartographic design that involves assembling various map elements on a page.

  6. Cartogram - Wikipedia

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    In this, it is a strategy that is similar to proportional symbol maps, which scale point features, and many flow maps, which scale the weight of linear features. However, these two techniques only scale the map symbol , not space itself; a map that stretches the length of linear features is considered a linear cartogram (although additional ...

  7. Why We Still Don’t Know Women's Bodies - The Huffington Post

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    From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.

  8. Our Editors Tried 10 Brands Of Cream Cheese—And There Was A ...

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    During the taste test, editors rated each cream cheese on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest. After tasting all the cream cheese, they determined their favorite ...

  9. Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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    This implies that the vertical scale factor, h, equals the horizontal scale factor, k. Since k = sec φ, so must h. The graph shows the variation of this scale factor with latitude. Some numerical values are listed below. at latitude 30° the scale factor is k = sec 30° = 1.15, at latitude 45° the scale factor is k = sec 45° = 1.41,