| Map Scale | 1 cm on a map represents | 1 km on Earth is represented on a map by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 : 2,000 | 20 m | 50 cm |
| 1 : 5,000 | 50 m | 20 cm |
| 1 : 6,000 | 60 m | 16.66 cm |
| 1 : 9,000 | 90 m | 11.11 cm |
| 1 : 10,000 | 100 m | 10 cm |
| 1 : 12,000 | 120 m | 8.33 cm |
| 1 : 20,000 | 200 m | 5 cm |
| 1 : 24,000 | 240 m | 4.17 cm |
| 1 : 25,000 | 250 m | 4 cm |
| 1 : 31,680 | 317 m | 3.16 cm |
| 1 : 50,000 | 500 m | 2 cm |
| 1 : 62,500 | 625 m | 1.60 cm |
| 1 : 63,360 | 634 m | 1.58 cm |
| 1 : 80,000 | 800 m | 1.25 cm |
| 1 : 100,000 | 1,000 m | 1 cm |
| 1 : 125,000 | 1,250 m | 0.80 cm |
| 1 : 126,720 | 1,267 m | 0.79 cm |
| 1 : 250,000 | 2,500 m | 0.40 cm |
| 1 : 500,000 | 5,000 m | 0.20 cm |
| 1 : 1,000,000 | 10,000 m | 0.10 cm |
| 1 : 5,000,000 | 50,000 m | 0.02 cm |
| 1 : 10,000,000 | 100,000 m | 0.01 cm |