Map Scale

What is the purpose of a map scale?

• To weigh the political power of the states
• To show where things are located on the map
• Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
• To show how large the map is

What does a map’s scale compare?

• direction on a map with direction on Earth
• distance on a map with distance on Earth
• location on a map with location on a globe
• distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

• map scale

• key

• title

• distance calculator

How many miles would 9 inches be on this map?

• 10
• 20
• 30 
• 90

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

Map scale is...

• The difference in elevation between two areas

• The system used to transfer locations from a globe to a map.

• The relationship between the length of a feature's size on the map and it's actual size on Earth.

• The ratio of the largest country to the smallest on the map

1:26,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

• Written

• Bar Line

• Ratio

• Metric

If the scale on a map is 1:300,000 then 1 Centimeter on the map represents _______ on Earth's Surface.

• 1 Kilometer

• 30, 000 Kilometers

• 300,000 Kilometers

• 300 Kilometers

Which map has the largest scale?

• 1/2,000,000

• 1/20,000

• 1/20,000,000

• 1/2,000

You are making a map of North America. The land area of North America is enormous in size. Which of the following map scales would be appropriate to use?

• 1/1,000

• 1/10,000,000

• 1/10

• 10/1