Difference between Representative Fraction and Graphical Scale are:-
| Basis |
Representative Fraction |
Graphical Scale |
| Meaning |
It is a method of scale of a map or plan expressed as a fraction showing the ratio between a unit distance on the map or plan, and the distance measured in the same units on the ground. |
It shows map distances and the corresponding ground distances using a line bar with primary and secondary divisions marked on it. |
| Impact |
It gets affected by changing the size of maps. |
It is not affected by changing the size of maps proportionally. |
| Unit |
It has no unit. |
It has a unit. |
