Year 7 Geography — Map scale and distance

1.Two maps of the same town are printed on the same size of paper. On the first, 2 cm stands for 4 km. On the second, 2 cm stands for 20 km. Which one can show more detail?

• a) It cannot be worked out without measuring both maps
• b) Neither — the paper is the same size, so they show the same amount
• c) The second, because the same length of paper covers more ground
• d) The first, because the same length of paper covers less ground

2.Why can no map of a town be drawn at the same size as the town itself?

• a) The scale would then be at the bottom of the page
• b) A map is only allowed to show natural land
• c) Nobody has ever measured a whole town
• d) The paper would have to be as big as the town

3.You measure 7 cm between two places on a map, and the map's scale says 2 cm stands for 6 km. Which sum gives the real distance between them?

• a) 7 ÷ 3
• b) 7 × 3
• c) 7 × 2
• d) 7 + 6

4.What does the scale on a map tell you?

• a) What each mark on the map stands for
• b) Which place the map is showing
• c) Which way north lies on the page
• d) How much real ground a length measured on the map stands for

5.Every one of these lengths was measured on the same map, where 2 cm stands for 8 km. Match each one to the real distance it stands for, in kilometres.

6.On a map, 2 cm stands for 6 km. A road is 18 km long on the ground. How long is that road on the map, in centimetres?

7.On a map, 3 cm stands for 12 km. Two towns are 5 cm apart on the map. Tap how far apart they are on the ground, in kilometres.

8.On a map, 5 cm stands for 15 km. A path measures 20 cm on the map. How long is the path on the ground, in kilometres?