Reading Maps and Scales

Education · 10 questions

Ten questions on map scales, distance conversions, directions, and coordinates.

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1. At a scale of 1:50,000, a map distance of 3.2 cm represents how many kilometers on the ground?

   1. 0.16 km
   2. 6.4 km
   3. 16 km
   4. 1.6 km
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   D) 1.6 km

2. If 2.5 cm on a map represents 5 km on the ground, what is the representative fraction?

   1. 1:25,000
   2. 1:200,000
   3. 1:500,000
   4. 1:20,000
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   B) 1:200,000

3. At a scale of 1:10,000, how many cm² on the map represent 1 km² on the ground?

   1. 100 cm²
   2. 1,000 cm²
   3. 0.01 cm²
   4. 10 cm²
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   A) 100 cm²

4. Which compass direction does a bearing of 045° indicate?

   1. Northeast
   2. North-northeast
   3. East
   4. East-northeast
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   A) Northeast

5. What are the arithmetic means of the latitudes and longitudes 40°N, 30°E and 42°N, 34°E?

   1. 41°N, 31°E
   2. 40.5°N, 32°E
   3. 41°N, 32°E
   4. 42°N, 32°E
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   C) 41°N, 32°E

6. A scale bar shows that 2 cm represents 4 km. How far on the ground does 3.5 cm represent?

   1. 5.5 km
   2. 8 km
   3. 6 km
   4. 7 km
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   D) 7 km

7. If the bearing from P to Q is 270°, what is the bearing from Q to P?

   1. 090°
   2. 180°
   3. 360°
   4. 000°
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   A) 090°

8. A point is 3 km east and 4 km north of the origin. How far is it from the origin in a straight line?

   1. 7 km
   2. 6 km
   3. 12 km
   4. 5 km
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   D) 5 km

9. On a grid, A is at easting 2, northing 3, and B is at easting 6, northing 3. In which direction is B from A?

   1. South
   2. West
   3. East
   4. North
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   C) East

10. On a map where 1 cm of grid northing represents 500 m, what ground distance is a 6 cm northing difference?

    1. 2,500 m
    2. 3,000 m
    3. 6,500 m
    4. 1,000 m
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    B) 3,000 m