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35—BAR SCALES
CARTOGRAPHIC SPECIFICATIONS
2 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT:
H-7 H-6
5.0
1.0 SCALE 1: 25 000 mm
mm
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
3 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT:
5.0
SCALE 1:24 000 mm
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
2.5
mm CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET H-8
SUPPLEMENTARY CONTOUR INTERVAL 10 FEET
NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929
H-7
Metric English
1 mile (mi) = 63,360 inches (in) 1 millimeter (mm) = 1/10 cm = 0.039 in
= 5,280 feet (ft) = 1/1000 m
1 kilometer (km) = 3,280.833 ft 1 centimeter (cm) = 10 mm = 0.393 in
= 0.62137 mi = 1/100 m
1 meter (m) = 100 cm = 39.37 in
= 1,000 mm or 3.28 ft
= 1/1,000 km or 0.00062 mi
1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 m = 3,280.833 ft
= 100,000 cm or 0.62137 mi
= 1,000,000 mm
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1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
SCALE 1: 20 000
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
SCALE 1: 25 000
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
SCALE 1: 25 000
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
SCALE 1: 31 250
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
SCALE 1: 31 250
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
SCALE 1: 31 680
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
SCALE 1: 31 680
1 1/ 2 0 1 MILE
1 .5 0 1 KILOMETER
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SCALE 1: 48 000
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 48 000
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 50 000
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 50 000
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 62 500
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 62 500
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
3000 0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000 21000 24000 27000 FEET
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 63 360
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 63 360
1 1/ 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
3000 0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000 21000 24000 27000 FEET
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 72 000
1 1/2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 72 000
1 1/2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
3000 0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000 21000 24000 27000 FEET
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
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SCALE 1: 75 000
1 1/2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 75 000
1 1/2 0 1 2 3 4 5 MILES
3000 0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000 21000 24000 27000 FEET
1 .5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 96 000
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 MILES
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1: 96 000
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 MILES
3000 0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000 21000 24000 27000 30000 FEET
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KILOMETERS
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 KILOMETERS
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 KILOMETERS
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 KILOMETERS
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 KILOMETERS
10 0 10 20 30 40 50 KILOMETERS
10 0 10 20 30 40 50 KILOMETERS
10 0 10 20 30 40 50 KILOMETERS
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SCALE 1:12 000
1/2 0 1/2 1 MILE
.5 0 .5 1 KILOMETER
.5 0 .5 1KILOMETER
25 0 25 50 75 100 MILES
25 0 25 50 75 100 KILOMETERS
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SCALE 1: 2 500 000
50 0 50 100 150 200 250 MILES
63,360 inches = 1 mile Let SCALE (12 000) be in inches 63 360 = 12 000 63 360 x = 12 000
Show in ratio as ... Fractional scale says 1 inch represents 12,000 in
1 x 63 360 63 360
63 360 inches Let x be miles that 1 inch represents on map
Show in ratio as ... x = 12 000 (SCALE)
1 miles 12 000 inches 63 360
x miles x = 0.1893939
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1:250 000 1 inch 250 000 in 63 360 = 250 000 3.945707 25 3.945707 = 25
6.336
1 x 1 y
63 360 = 400 000 6.3131313 = 40
1:400 000 1 inch 400 000 in 6.3131313 40 6.336
1 x 1 y
1:500 000 1 inch 500 000 in 63 360 = 500 000 7.8914141 50 7.8914141 = 50 6.336
1 x 1 y
1:750 000 1 inch 750 000 in 63 360 = 750 000 11.837121 60 11.837121 = 60 5.068
1 x 1 y
63 360 = 1 000 000 15.782828 = 125
1:1 000 000 1 inch 1 000 000 in 15.782828 125 7.920
1 x 1 y
1:2 000 000 1 inch 2 000 000 in 63 360 = 2 000 000 31.565656 250 31.565656 = 250 7.920
1 x 1 y
1:2 500 000 1 inch 2 500 000 in 63 360 = 2 500 000 39.45707 300 39.45707 = 300 7.603
1 x 1 y
1:5 000 000 1 inch 5 000 000 in 63 360 = 5 000 000 78.914141 600 78.914141 = 600 7.603
1 x 1 y
1:7 500 000 1 inch 7 500 000 in 63 360 = 7 500 000 118.37121 600 118.37121 = 600 5.068
1 x 1 y
1:10 000 000 1 inch 10 000 000 in 63 360 = 10 000 000 157.82828 1100 157.82828 = 1100 6.969
1 x 1 y
To find miles per inch on 1: 250 000 map . . . Solution . . . 63 360 x = 250 000 1
63,360 inches = 1 mile Let SCALE (250 000) be in inches 63 360 = 250 000 63 360 x = 250 000
Show in ratio as ... Fractional scale says 1 inch represents 250,000 in
1 x 63 360 63 360
63 360 inches Let x be miles that 1 inch represents on map
Show in ratio as ... x = 250 000 (SCALE)
1 miles 250 000 inches 63 360
x miles x = 3.945707
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1:125 000 1 cm 125 000 cm 100 000 = 125 000 1.250 12 1.250 = 12 9.600 96.00
1 x 1 y
1:150 000 1 cm 150 000 cm 100 000 = 150 000 1.500 12 1.500 = 12 8.000 80.00
1 x 1 y
To find kilometers per centimeter on 1: 12 000 map . . . Solution . . . 100 000 x = 12 000 1
100 000 centimeters = 1 kilometer Let SCALE (12 000) be in centimeters 100 000 = 12 000 100 000 x = 12 000
Show in ratio as ... Fractional scale says 1 centimeter represents
1 x 100 000 100 000
100 000 centimeters 12,000 centimeters
Let x be kilometers that 1 cm represents on map x = 12 000 (SCALE)
1 kilometers
Show in ratio as ... 100 000
12 000 centimeters
x = 0.120
x kilometers
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100.000 = 1500
1:10 000 000 1 cm 10 000 000 cm 100 000 =10 000 000 100.000 1500 15.000 150.00
1 x 1 y
To find kilometers per centimeter on 1: 250 000 map . . . Solution . . . 100 000 x = 250 000 1
100 000 centimeters = 1 kilometer Let SCALE (250 000) be in centimeters 100 000 = 250 000 100 000 x = 250 000
Show in ratio as ... Fractional scale says 1 centimeter represents
1 x 100 000 100 000
100 000 centimeters 250,000 centimeters
Let x be kilometers that 1 cm represents on map x = 250 000 (SCALE)
1 kilometers
Show in ratio as ... 100 000
250 000 centimeters
x = 2.5
x kilometers
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