Besavilla Cartography Practice Exam

A map with a scale of 1:25000 expresses that one unit on the map corresponds to how many units on the ground?

2,500 units on the ground 250,000 units on the ground 250 units on the ground 25,000 units on the ground

Correct Answer:

25,000 units on the ground

Explanation:

Understanding map scales: a scale of 1:25000 means the ground distance is 25,000 times the distance shown on the map. So, every single unit you measure on the map corresponds to 25,000 of those units on the ground. That’s why the correct answer says 25,000 units on the ground. For example, if you measure 2 cm on the map, that would represent 2 cm × 25,000 = 50,000 cm on the ground, which is 500 meters. The other numerical options reflect different scales (smaller or larger), so they don’t match the 1:25000 relation.

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