Map Reading Review - Direction, Scales and Contours

How many map scales are there?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

Map scales are used to measure _____________.

• direction

• distance

• symbols

• decimals

What type of scale is shown?

2 inches = 20 miles

• Representative Fraction Scale

• Linear Scale

• Word Scale

What type of scale is shown?

5: 6 000 000 000

• Representative Fraction Scale

• Linear Scale

• Word Scale

What type of scale is shown?

• Representative Fraction Scale

• Linear Scale

• Word 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

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