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| 1 | the mathematical relationship by which distances on a map reduce actual distances on earth. | 95 sets | |
| 2 | the mathematical relationship by which distances on a map reduce actual distances on earth | 53 sets | |
| 3 | to climb | 33 sets | |
| 4 | climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; n: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones | 28 sets | |
| 5 | size or measure according to a scale | 22 sets | |
| 6 | generally, the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on earth's surface. | 20 sets | |
| 7 | the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it | 17 sets | |
| 8 | pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard | 11 sets | |
| 9 | v. to climb | 11 sets | |
| 10 | 1. a straight-edged strip of rigid material marked at regular intervals and used to measure distances. 2. a proportion between two sets of dimensions used in developing accurate, larger or smaller prototypes, or models of design ideas. | 9 sets | |
| 11 | a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis | 9 sets | |
| 12 | to climb or climb over | 9 sets | |
| 13 | the way size on a map or model compares with the size of the thing it stands for | 9 sets | |
| 14 | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | 9 sets | |
| 15 | climb up; ascend | 8 sets | |
| 16 | a feature on a map showing the ratio between length on the map and distance in real life. | 8 sets | |
| 17 | to climb up or over | 8 sets | |
| 18 | an instrument for measuring weight | 8 sets | |
| 19 | any of the hard, thin plates that cover fish and certain reptiles | 8 sets | |
| 20 | a series of musical notes that go higher and higher or lower and lower | 8 sets | |
| 21 | skala | 8 sets | |
| 22 | a series of steps, degrees, or stages | 7 sets | |
| 23 | the ratio between the size of an area on a map and the actual size of that same area on the earth's surface. | 7 sets | |
| 24 | relates distance on a map to a distance on earth's surface | 6 sets | |
| 25 | generally, the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on earth's surface | 6 sets | |
| 26 | the size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size | 5 sets | |
| 27 | the map scale shows the size of the map relationship to the size of the real place | 5 sets | |
| 28 | the ratio of the distance between 2 places on a map, and the actual distance between those 2 places on the earths surface. | 5 sets | |
| 29 | the size of the units on an axis of a graph or number line. | 5 sets | |
| 30 | v. to climb to the top of something; a series of markings or divisions at regular intervals, for use in measuring; a measuring device with such markings | 5 sets | |
| 31 | the ratio of a distance in a drawing to the actual distance | 5 sets | |
| 32 | a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis (dandruff) | 5 sets | |
| 33 | lets you measure distances on the map. | 5 sets | |
| 34 | relates concepts and ideas to one another by some measurement (e.g.,quantitative, numeral,abstract,ideological);provides a measure of size and /or incremental change | 4 sets | |
| 35 | generally the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole, specif. the relationship between the size of an obj. on a map and the size of the actual feature on earth's surface | 4 sets | |
| 36 | the set of all possible values of a given measurement, including the least and greatest numbers in the set, separated by the intervals used. | 4 sets | |
| 37 | squam/o | 4 sets | |
| 38 | relates distance on a map to a distance on earth's surface. | 4 sets | |
| 39 | bascule/pesa/balanza | 4 sets | |
| 40 | a device used to measure weight | 4 sets | |