Distance on a Map

Distance on a Map

8th Grade

8 Qs

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Distance on a Map

Distance on a Map

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Barbara White

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Find the straight line distance between the tourist information office and the golf course. Remember to measure, using a ruler, in cm. Then divide your answer by 2. Give the answer in km!

7km

2.5km

2.5cm

5km

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Find the curved lin distance for the R774 road (orange/red) from where it enters the map to where it meets the N11.

10

7km

4.5km

9km

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Find the curved line distance for the N30 (green) from where it enters the map to where it meets the post office.

4.3

4.3km

13km

6.6km

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Calculate the area of the entire map extract as shown on page 19 of the white booklet.

28km2

14km

14km2

40km

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Calculate the area of Dungarvan Bay. (Count the number of complete boxes in Dungarvan Bay. Then add the number of boxes that are half, or more in Dungarvan Bay. Give the total in km2.) See map on page 19 of the white booklet.

10km2

13km2

20km2

25km2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Calculate the area of the map north of northing 19. Find northing 19. Count all of the boxes that are north, or above, northing 19. See map on page 19 of the white booklet.

21km2

14km2

7km2

10km2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Calculate the area of the map west of easting 25. Find easting 25 - the vertical line with 25 written at the bottom of it. Then count the number of boxes to the west (left) of it. See map on page 19 of the white booklet.

16km2

12km2

8km2

4km2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Find the straight line distance between the two parking symbols on the map of Enniscorthy 2013 - measure the distance in cm and divide your answer by 2. Don't forget to give your answer in km! See map on page 19 of the white booklet.

4km

4

8km

12km