Scale

Scale can be shown in _____ ways.

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 4

The ways scale can be shown on a map are:

• ratio, line, written

• line, number, words

• ratio and written

• line and ratio

Scale is important because

• it tells us what 1 cm represents

• we can use it to work out distance

• it shows us what symbols on the map mean

• it tells us what the map is about

1:100 000 means that

• 1cm on the map represents 1m

• 1cm on the map represents 10 km

• 1cm on the map represents 1km

• 1cm on the map represents 100m

1: 500 000 is written as

• 1 centimetre represents 5 kilometres

• One cm represents five kms

• One centimetre represents five kilometres

• 1 cm represents 5 kms

The scale of a map is 1:250 000. If the distance between point A and Point B is 10cm on the map, how far is that in reality.

• 2.5km

• 25km

• 250km

• 250m

The word scale means to

• cut

• enlarge

• turn

• swap

In geography we measure straight line distance using a:

• piece of paper

• a piece of string

• a ruler

• our minds

True or False?

All maps must show the scale in more than one way.

• False

• True

• Donuts

The scale of a map is 1:50 000. If the distance between point A and Point B is 1cm on the map, how far is that in reality.

• 5 m

• 500 m

• 50 m

• 5 km