Calculate the map scale from distances on a map and in real life

On a map, two cities are 4 cm apart. The actual distance between the cities is 80 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 20 000

• 1 : 2 000 000

• 1 : 200 000

• 1 : 2 000

A hiking trail is 2.5 cm long on a map. The actual length of the trail is 7.5 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 30 000

• 1 : 50 000

• 1 : 300 000

• 1 : 15 000

A river is depicted as 6 cm long on a map. The actual length of the river is 36 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 600 000

• 1 : 300 000

• 1 : 3 000 000

• 1 : 60 000

The distance between two landmarks on a map is 3 cm. The actual distance between the landmarks is 15 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 1 500 000

• 1 : 150 000

• 1 : 500 000

• 1 : 50 000

On a map, a mountain range is 8 cm long. The actual length of the mountain range is 64 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 80 000

• 1 : 800 000

• 1 : 64 000

• 1 : 640 000

A road is represented as 2 cm long on a map. The actual length of the road is 10 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 500 000

• 1 : 100 000

• 1 : 1 000 000

• 1 : 5 000 000

The distance between two cities on a map is 6 cm. The actual distance between the cities is 240 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 2 400 000

• 1 : 240 000

• 1 : 4 000 000

• 1 : 400 000

On a map, the distance between two buildings is 7 cm. The actual distance between the buildings is 21 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 2 100 000

• 1 : 300 000

• 1 : 30 000

• 1 : 210 000

A lake is represented as 5 cm long on a map. The actual length of the lake is 25 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 250 000

• 1 : 2 500 000

• 1 : 5 000 000

• 1 : 500 000

On a map, a bridge is depicted as 2 cm long. The actual length of the bridge is 40 km. What is the scale of the map?

• 1 : 4 000 000

• 1 : 400 000

• 1 : 200 000

• 1 : 2 000 000