Map Scales Reinforcement

1 m = __________ cm

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 100 000

A map of scale 1 : 10 000 means that 1 cm on the map represents the actual distance of 10 000 cm on the ground.

What does 4 cm on the map represent?

• 4 cm

• 400 cm

• 40 000 cm

• 40 000 m

If a map has a scale of 1 in: 100 miles and the distance on the map between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. is .45 inches, which of the following is the actual distance between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.?

• .45 miles

• 4.5 miles

• 45 miles

• 450 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 1 in: 25 miles and the distance on the map between Boston and New Haven is 8 inches, which of the following is the actual distance between Boston and New Haven?

• 8 inches

• 80 miles

• 800 miles

• 200 miles

If the blueprints of a house has a scale of 2 in:10 ft and the house measures 10 inches wide by 6 inches deep, what is the actual measurement of the house?

• 2 ft by 5 ft

• 50 feet by 30 feet

• 10 feet by 6 feet

• 100 feet by 60 feet

If a model of a building has a scale of 1:100 and the model is 5 feet tall, how tall is the actual building?

• 5 feet

• 50 feet

• 500 feet

• 5000 feet

If a map has a scale of 1 in: 1000 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 1 in: 500 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

Scale is 1in = 8mi. Hatboro and Smithville are 24 miles apart in real life. Then on the map, how far apart are they?

• 87 mi

• 30 in

• 6 in

• 3 in