Future City 2025: Scale Key Terms & Concepts

What is the term for the following definition? A comparison of two numbers or quantities.

• Ratio

• Sum

• Product

• Difference

What is the term for the following definition? A principle of design that deals with the size and shape of areas and their relationship to one another.

• Proportion

• Balance

• Rhythm

• Emphasis

What is the term for the following definition? A ratio where two quantities have different units.

• Rate

• Proportion

• Sum

• Product

What is the term for the following definition? A system of ordered marks at fixed intervals used as a reference standard in measurement (such as a ruler); a proportion used in determining the dimensional relationship of a representation to that which it represents (such as a world map drawn to a scale of 1:24,000,0000).

• Scale

• Vector

• Grid

• Legend

What is the term for the following definition? A drawing that uses scale to make an object smaller (a reduction) or larger (an enlargement) than the real object.

• Scale Drawing

• Blueprint

• Perspective Drawing

• Freehand Sketch

What is the term for the following definition? A proportional model of a three-dimensional object.

• Scale Model

• Blueprint

• Cross Section

• Elevation

What is the term for the following definition? A decrease in size of all dimensions in the same proportions.

• Reduction

• Expansion

• Distortion

• Translation

What is the term for the following definition? An increase in size of all dimensions in the same proportions.

• Enlargement

• Distortion

• Reflection

• Translation

________ is the process of applying measurement procedures in context and then translating those measurements to a scale drawing.

• Measurement and scale

• Estimation and rounding

• Data collection

• Graph plotting

________ is learning that a scale drawing is a two-dimensional drawing that accurately represents an object and is mathematically similar to the object.

• Scale drawings

• Blueprints

• Maps

• Graphs