A map cannot be the same size as the area it represents. It needs to be scaled down to fit on a page or a screen. Map scales can be written in two ways, a simple scale with units or a ratio scale. A ...

Way to put the world into perspective. One Reddit user took the time to redesign the world map to represent each country's size according to its population. Take a look. Way to put the world into ...

PHOTOS: What the world map looks like if scaled by populationReddit user TeaDranks took the time to redesign the world map to represent each country's size according to its population.

It is not always possible to draw objects, such as a building, using the real-life measurements, as they are too big or in other cases, too small. Instead, a scale drawing is used to recreate ...