Understanding Map Scales

Understanding Map Scales

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a method used to express scale on a map?

Representative fraction

Color coding

Word statement

Linear scale

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a characteristic of large scale maps?

They are used for world maps

They are not used for street maps

They show a larger area with less detail

They show a smaller area with more detail

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the context of map scales, what does a representative fraction of 1:50,000 mean?

1 unit on the map equals 5,000 units in reality

50,000 units on the map equals 1 unit in reality

50 units on the map equals 1 unit in reality

1 unit on the map equals 50,000 units in reality

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the narrator measure the hiking route on the map?

Using a compass

Using a piece of string and a ruler

Using a protractor

Using a GPS device

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the calculated distance of the hiking route using the scale bar?

1 kilometer

1.5 kilometers

2 kilometers

2.5 kilometers

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