7.1.5 Scale and Distance Map Skills

Which ocean is this?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which continent is this?

• Oceania

• North America

• South America

• Antarctica

Which continent is shaded in brown? (number 3)

• Oceania

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

Which continent is shaded in pink? (number 6)

• Oceania

• South America

• Africa

• Antarctica

Which continent is shaded in white? (number 7)

• Oceania

• South America

• Africa

• Antarctica

A map has a scale of 1cm to 10 Km. How far would 4cm on the map be in real life?

• 4Km

• 14Km

• 40Km

• 400Km

Using the scale 1cm=500Km, calculate the length of the UK as measured by the ruler in the diagram?

• 100Km

• 1,000Km

• 10,000Km

• 100,000Km

If you are drawing a map at a scale of 1cm=2Km, how long would you need to draw a line to represent 4Km in real life?

• 1cm

• 2cm

• 3cm

• 4cm

A student measures the length a river on a map as 10cm. They know that in real life the river is 100Km long. What is the scale of the map?

• 1cm=100Km

• 1cm=10Km

• 1cm=1Km

• 1cm=100m

Mr Smith measured his route home along the A30 as 15cm. The map is at a scale of 1cm=3Km. How far is his journey home?

• 3Km

• 5Km

• 15Km

• 45Km