Step 4 Vertical Exaggeration ‘On moet topographic profes, the Vertical scales exaggerated (stretched) to make landscape ‘eatures more obvious. One must Calculate now much the vertical Seale (V nas boon exaggerated i ‘comparison to the horizontal scale ©. ‘The horizontal scale the maps scale, This map has an H rato scale of 1:24,000, which means ‘hat 1 inch onthe map equals 24,000 inches of eal elevation. tis ‘the same as aH factional scala of 1724,000. (On the vertical scale ofthis topographic profile, one inch equals 120 feet or 1440 Inches (120 feat 2X 12 inchesfoot. Sinee one inch ‘nthe vertical scale equals 1,440, Inches of real elevation, the topographic profile has a ratio seale of 11,440 and aV factional scale of 11.480, ‘Tha vertical exaggeration ofthis topographic prota calculated by ‘iter mathod below: Method 1: Divide the horizontal rato scale bythe vertical ratio. scale. Hato ‘cea _ 124,000 24, Vrato 71:1,40 7 1,440 sea Method 2: Divide the vertical {fractional sale by he heizental ‘ractional sale, 18.7% = M440 _ 24,000, ‘vei o00" 1,440 “187% Paper stip with elevations noted beside tick marks.