| Distance on the map | Distance on the gound | Scale |
| 5 cm | 25 km | 1 cm = 5 km |
| 10 cm | 100 km | ___________ |
| 2 cm | ________ | 1 cm = 30 km |
| _________ | 49 m | 1 cm = 7 m |
| 6 cm | 60,000 km | __________ |
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Scale and Distance question types
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Scale and Distance questions
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The distance along a curved line is measured by a ruler.
The numerator in a Representative Fraction expresses the actual distance between two places on the ground.
A statement scale consists of a straight line which is divided into lengths.
The verbal scale is stated in words.
Your friend has invited you to his house. He has drawn a rough sketch on a paper showing the direction to his house for you.
How does the sketch help you? What quality of your friend is shown through in this gesture?
How does the sketch help you? What quality of your friend is shown through in this gesture?
Look at the picture and answer the question
State a feature of this scale.
State a feature of this scale.
Look at the picture and answer the question
What type of scale is shown alongside?
What type of scale is shown alongside?
What method would you use to measure the length of a river?
What is meant by the scale of a map?
Why do you think that the knowledge of scale is important for reading a map?
Describe any two ways of representing a map scale.
Convert the statement scale 1 cm = loo km into R.F. scale.
Look at the plan of a school given here and note the scale given at the top of the plan : 1 cm to 8 m. This verbal scale means that 1 cm on the paper represents 8 m on the ground. Use this scale to find out the length and breadth of the different places shown in the plan.
How is a distance on a map measured by a piece of twine?
Describe the method by which the distance on a curved line is measured.
Which three ways are used to represent the scale of a map?
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Scale | (i) | Words |
| 2 | Statement scale | (ii) | Straight Line divided into lengths |
| 3 | Linear Scale | (iii) | Curved line |
| 4 | ruler | (iv) | Ratio |
| (v) | Straight Line |
In this fraction, the numerator is always 1.
The distance between two points along a straight line can be measured by this method
This scale is stated in words
This is the ratio of the distance between two places on a map to the actual distance between the same two places on the ground.
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