Map Scale Practice Quiz

What is the purpose of a map scale?

• To weigh the political power of the states

• To show where things are located on the map

• Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth

• To show how large the map is

From Denver to Chicago = 3 in. If the scale is 1 in = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

1 inch = 50 miles

What is the distance between Sugar Land and Austin if it measures 4 and a half inches?

• 100 miles

• 225 miles

• 250 miles

• 300 miles

How many miles would 9 inches be on this map?

• 10

• 20

• 30 

• 90

How many miles would 4 inches be equal to?

• 2

• 400

• 4000

• 4

6. On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1.5 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 125 miles

If a map has a scale of 1 cm: 50 miles and the distance on the map between Chicago and Cincinnati is 5 centimeters, which of the following is the actual distance between Chicago and Cincinnati?

• 5 centimeters

• 50 miles

• 250 miles

• 500 miles

If a map has a scale of 2 in: 2000 miles and the distance from New York to Cairo, Egypt is 5 inches, then how far is the actual distance between New York and Cairo?

• 5000 inches

• 50 miles

• 500 miles

• 5000 miles

If a map has a scale of 3 in: 1500 miles and the distance from New York to London, England is 7 inches, then how far is the actual distance between New York and London?

• 7 miles

• 700 miles

• 3500 miles

• 7000 miles