Which scale of representation has most detail ?

[Qwertyuiop[]]

I don't know if it's the right place or even the right website to post this LOL but which one of the 5 scale representations has the most detail ? I got the right answer by chance.

 

[Steven G]

You know by now that we only help students. Why do you think that your answer is correct and the others are wrong?

 

[Dr.Peterson]

I don't know if it's the right place or even the right website to post this LOL but which one of the 5 scale representations has the most detail ? I got the right answer by chance.

The first step will be to state what "10:1 scale" and "scale 1:10 000" mean. (I'm curious why they put the word "scale" first in some and last in others ...)

Then you can think about what it means to show "the most detail".

Tell us what you think.

 

[Qwertyuiop[]]

The first step will be to state what "10:1 scale" and "scale 1:10 000" mean. (I'm curious why they put the word "scale" first in some and last in others ...)

Then you can think about what it means to show "the most detail".

Tell us what you think.

I know that a map scale x : y means x cm on map represents y cm in reality. Therefore, 10:1 would mean 10 cm on map represents 1 cm. And 1 : 10 000 means 1 cm on map is 10 000 cm in real. A 1 : 10 000 is really big as it encompasses a much larger area than a 10:1 scale map.

"Then you can think about what it means to show "the most detail"." - The one that shows more features / has larger area ? Not sure ...

 

[Dr.Peterson]

I know that a map scale x : y means x cm on map represents y cm in reality. Therefore, 10:1 would mean 10 cm on map represents 1 cm. And 1 : 10 000 means 1 cm on map is 10 000 cm in real. A 1 : 10 000 is really big as it encompasses a much larger area than a 10:1 scale map.

"Then you can think about what it means to show "the most detail"." - The one that shows more features / has larger area ? Not sure ...

That's the issue, isn't it? Have you been taught anything about "details" on a map?

I take it not to mean the total number of features (houses? trees?) that are visible, but how small a detail is visible. On a 10:1 map, how small a detail in the real world could be printed (say, 1 mm wide on the map)? What about the 1:10 000 map?

I searched for "map scale detail" and found various examples, such as here and here.

 

[Qwertyuiop[]]

That's the issue, isn't it? Have you been taught anything about "details" on a map?

I take it not to mean the total number of features (houses? trees?) that are visible, but how small a detail is visible. On a 10:1 map, how small a detail in the real world could be printed (say, 1 mm wide on the map)? What about the 1:10 000 map?

I searched for "map scale detail" and found various examples, such as here and here.

I visited the links you attached, they explain map scales in detail. Thankyou.
A 10:1 map would be like zooming in on a feature in the real world, 1mm detail in real world would be 10mm on map so it's much more detailed and very small details can be visible.
A 1: 10 000 would represent 10 000 mm in just 1 mm wide length on the map. So it will have very small detail. Is it correct?

 

[Dr.Peterson]

A 10:1 map would be like zooming in on a feature in the real world, 1mm detail in real world would be 10mm on map so it's much more detailed and very small details can be visible.
A 1: 10 000 would represent 10 000 mm in just 1 mm wide length on the map. So it will have very small detail. Is it correct?

What you say isn't quite clear, though I think you probably have the idea!

You can see smaller details on the 10:1 map; even large "details" look very small on the other!

In fact, a 10:1 "map" wouldn't be a map at all, but an enlarged view of a small object. That entire object might not even be visible on the 1:10 000 map!