Geo Skills: Measuring Distance

What is linear distance?

• The shortest distance between two points.

• The distance 'as the crow flies' between two points.

• The distance in a straight line between two points.

• All of the above.

What is the easiest tool to use to measure distance 'as the crow flies'?

• With your fingers.

• With a ruler.

• With a piece of string.

• With a piece of paper.

What is non-linear distance?

• The distance as the crow flies.

• The distance in a straight line.

• The distance along a curved path or route.

• The distance following the most direct route.

In what situation might you need to measure non-linear distance?

• When you are measuring the distance of a coastline.

• When you are measuring the distance of a straight road.

• When you are measuring the most direct distance between two points.

• When you are measuring the height of a mountain.

What are the two main methods of measuring non-linear distance?

• The ruler method and the paper method.

• The scale method and the distance method.

• The paper method and the sting method.

• All of the above.

If the area scale of the map is 1:25, 000, what is the scale?

• 4mm = 1km

• 4cm = 1km

• 4m = 1km

• 4km = 1km

If the scale of the map is 4cm = 1km, what does 1cm equal?

• .25m

• 25m

• .25km

• 25km

If the scale of the map is 1: 25,000 and the distance measured between points A and B is 10cm, what is the actual distance between points A and B.

• 25,000km

• .25km

• 25km

• 2.5km

If the scale of the map is 1cm = 500m and the distance measured between points A and B is 16cm, what is the actual distance between points A and B.

• 8km

• 16km

• 8m

• 16m

Look at the ruler and the scale in the photo. What is the actual distance between points D and E?

• 5,500km

• 5km

• 11km

• 5.5km