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Question
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. G43S7 and answer the following question:
What do you understand by 1:50,000 printed below the map extract?
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Solution
It is the scale of the ordnance survey map. Here 1 cm on the map represents 50,000 units on the ground. This representation is known as Representative Fraction.
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