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Which of these is the largest scale?

  • A.1:10,000
  • B.1:50,000
  • C.1:250,000
  • D.1:1,000

Answer: D

Correct answer: 1:1,000

The larger the scale, the smaller the denominator, because the fraction is genuinely a fraction: 1/1,000 is larger than 1/250,000. So 1:1,000 shows the most detail over the least ground, and 1:250,000 the least detail over the most. The wording is counter-intuitive precisely because a large-scale map covers a small area.

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