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The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. This simple concept is complicated by the curvature of the Earth's surface, which forces scale to vary across a map.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| counting rods | instance of | Ancient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps | 0.80 | text |
| carpenter's squares | instance of | Ancient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps | 0.80 | text |
| plumb lines | instance of | Ancient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps | 0.80 | text |
| compasses for drawing circles | instance of | Ancient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps | 0.80 | text |
| and sighting tubes for measuring inclination | instance of | Ancient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps | 0.80 | text |
| a globe.Given the limited practical size of globes | instance of | The only true representation of a sphere at constant scale is another sphere | 0.80 | text |
| we must use maps for detailed mapping | instance of | The only true representation of a sphere at constant scale is another sphere | 0.80 | text |
| town plans | instance of | for | 0.80 | text |
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