Practice - Scale of a Map
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Practice Questions
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What does the scale of a map indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about what information scales provide.
Name one type of large scale map.
💡 Hint: Consider maps used for navigation in urban areas.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does a large-scale map typically show?
💡 Hint: Think of what type of map shows many small features.
True or False: A small scale map shows details of small areas.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the detail with area size.
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Challenge Problems
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A city map shows a scale of 1:2000. If the distance between two landmarks is 6 cm on the map, what is the real-world distance between them?
💡 Hint: Use multiplication to convert map distance to actual distance.
You have a small-scale map with a scale of 1:1,000,000. If you need to find out the real distance to a location that measures 5 cm on the map, how far is that in reality?
💡 Hint: Make sure to perform the multiplication correctly!
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