"Scale" relates ________ to ________.
A) Earth distance, Earth distance
B) map distance, map distance
C) map distance, Earth distance
D) Earth distance, map distortion
E) map distortion, map distance

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Scale represents the ratio of map distance to Earth distance, therefore it relates map distance to Earth distance. Option A and B are incorrect as they refer to distances between the same units (either Earth or map distance). Option D and E refer to map distortion, which is not directly related to scale.

"Scale" Relates ________ to ________

"Scale" Relates to