Understanding Map Scales

If a map has a scale of 1:50,000, how many units in real life does 1 cm on the map represent?

• 5,000 units

• 50,000 units

• 500,000 units

• 5,000,000 units

On a map with a scale of 1:100,000, how many kilometers does 1 cm on the map represent?

• 1 km

• 10 km

• 100 km

• 0.1 km

If the distance between two cities is 5 cm on a map with a scale of 1:200,000, what is the real-life distance?

• 1 km

• 5 km

• 10 km

• 100 km

Which map scale will show the largest area?

• 1:1,000

• 1:10,000

• 1:100,000

• 1:1,000,000

On a map with a scale of 1:500,000, how many real-life kilometers is a distance of 8 cm on the map?

• 4 km

• 40 km

• 400 km

• 4,000 km

If you are 150 kilometers away from your destination in real life, and the map scale is 1:300,000, how many centimeters apart would this be on the map?

• 0.5 cm

• 5 cm

• 50 cm

• 500 cm

Which map scale will show the most detail of a small area?

• 1:1,000,000

• 1:500,000

• 1:100,000

• 1:10,000

On a map with a scale of 1:250,000, if two points are 3 cm apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 7.5 km

• 75 km

• 750 km

• 0.75 km

If you want to use a map to navigate a city and see street names, which scale would be most useful?

• 1:10,000

• 1:100,000

• 1:500,000

• 1:1,000,000