Scale Calculation
Geography ⇒ Geographical Skills and Techniques
Scale Calculation starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A map has a scale of 1 cm = 2.5 km. What is the RF of the map?
A map has a scale of 1:1,00,000. If a lake is 3.5 cm long on the map, what is its actual length in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 1:1,00,000. If a road is 5 cm long on the map, what is its actual length in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 1:1,00,000. What distance on the map will represent 25 km on the ground?
A map has a scale of 1:2,00,000. If a road is 7.5 cm long on the map, what is its actual length in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 1:2,00,000. If two cities are 3 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 1:50,000. If a river is 12 cm long on the map, what is its actual length in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 2 cm = 1 km. What is the representative fraction (RF) of this map?
Which of the following is a representative fraction (RF) scale? (1) 1 cm = 1 km (2) 1:25,000 (3) 2 cm = 500 m (4) 1 inch = 1 mile
Which of the following is a small scale map? (1) 1:5,000 (2) 1:25,000 (3) 1:2,50,000 (4) 1:1,000
Which of the following is NOT a correct way to express a map scale? (1) 1:50,000 (2) 1 cm = 500 m (3) 1 inch = 1 mile (4) 1:500 km
Which of the following is NOT a method of expressing scale? (1) Statement scale (2) Linear scale (3) Verbal scale (4) Area scale
Fill in the blank: A map with a scale of 1:10,000 is used for ______ surveys.
Fill in the blank: A map with a scale of 1:25,000 is ______ than a map with a scale of 1:1,00,000.
Fill in the blank: A map with a scale of 1:50,000 is ______ detailed than a map with a scale of 1:2,50,000.
Fill in the blank: A scale of 1:1,000,000 is considered a ______ scale.
True or False: A large scale map shows a smaller area in greater detail than a small scale map.
True or False: A map with a scale of 1:10,000 is less detailed than a map with a scale of 1:1,00,000.
True or False: A map with a scale of 1:25,000 will show more detail than a map with a scale of 1:2,50,000.
True or False: The RF scale is independent of the units used.
