Map scale Quiz Grade 9

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

From Denver to Chicago = 3 in. If the scale is 1 in = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles
• 1000 miles
• 900 miles
• 600 miles

What is a map scale?

• a tool to measure distance
• a tool to tell direction
• a tool to start a fire
• a tool to build a house

1 m = __________ cm

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 100 000

1km = ___________ m

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 100 000

1km = _______________ cm

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 100 000

Express 1 cm : 8 m in the form of 1 : n.

• 1 : 80

• 1 : 800

• 1 : 8000

• 1: 800 000

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Which is the more detailed map, 1:25000 or 1:50000?

• 1:25000
• 1:50000

Scale = 1:10. If a chair is 40cm in real life, how many cm is it on the plan?

• 1cm
• 4cm
• 10cm
• 40cm