Squamish Nation. The Squamish Nation, Sá¸µwxÌ±wÃº7mesh Ãxwumixw (IPA: [sqÊ·ÏÊ·oÊmÉÊ uxÊ·umixÊ·]) in Sá¸µwxÌ±wÃº7mesh SnÃ­chim, is an Indian Act government originally imposed on the Squamish (Sá¸µwxÌ±wÃº7mesh) by the Federal Government of Canada in the late 19th century. The Squamish are Indigenous, located in what is now considered British Columbia, Canada.
What it means is that one inch on the map represents 24,000 inches on the ground. Or one centimeter on the map represents 24,000 centimeters on the ground (or any other unit you want to choose). Below the ratio scale is a graphic scale representing distance in miles, feet and meters. The graphic scale can be used to make fast estimates of distances on the map.
Alternatively, latitude runs east and west and is used to measure distances that are north and south. Because of the Earth's curvature, lines of latitude are equidistant to each other (as opposed to the curved lines of longitude). As such, it is easy to convert latitude into miles. Divide the amount of miles by the degrees in a circle. The circumference of the earth along the equator is 24,901.92 miles, and there are 360 degrees in a circle. This results in about 69.2 miles. That is the approximate distance between each degree of latitude. Find the two points of degrees of latitude that you are measuring. In this example, our longitude points remain the same because we are only dealing with latitude. Find the amount of degrees between the two points.