Vertical+Exaggeration

When a cross section is drawn (using the information on a topographic map), the shape of the land is then exaggerated to make smaller changes in the land clearer. To gain an accurate idea of the shape of the land, we need to know how much the cross section has been vertically exaggerated. Therefore, we calculate the verticle exageration like this:
 * //__Vertical Exageration__//**

vertical exaggeration= __vertical scale__ ................................ horizontal scale e.g. VE= __1:100 000__ .............. 1:100 000 VE= 1x