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 km. What will be the ground distance if two points are 7 cm apart on the map?
A map has a scale of 1:100,000. If the distance between two points on the map is 5 cm, what is the actual distance in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 1:100,000. If two points are 12 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 1:25,000. If the distance between two points on the map is 8 cm, what is the actual distance in kilometers?
A map has a scale of 2 cm = 1 km. What is the RF of the map?
A map shows a distance of 3 cm between two villages. If the actual distance is 6 km, what is the scale of the map in RF?
A map shows a distance of 8 cm between two towns. If the scale is 1 cm = 4 km, what is the actual distance between the towns?
Explain how to convert a verbal scale to a representative fraction (RF).
Explain the difference between a large scale map and a small scale map.
Explain why a small scale map is not suitable for showing details of a city.
If 1 cm on a map represents 5 km on the ground, what is the scale of the map in representative fraction (RF) form?
If a map has a scale of 1 cm = 5 km, what is the RF of the map?
If a map has a scale of 1:250,000, what is the ground distance represented by 3 cm on the map?
If a map has a scale of 1:50,000, how many centimeters on the ground does 1 cm on the map represent?
If a map has a scale of 1:500,000, what is the ground distance represented by 2 cm on the map?
If a map scale is given as 1:200,000, how many kilometers on the ground does 5 cm on the map represent?
If the distance between two cities is 120 km and it is shown as 6 cm on a map, what is the scale of the map in RF?
If the scale of a map is 1 cm = 250 m, what is the RF of the map?
If the scale of a map is 1:25,000, what is the ground distance represented by 4 cm on the map?
What is meant by the term 'scale' in geography?
