Map Scaling Practice
A worksheet for 8th-grade social studies students to practice understanding and calculating map scales.
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Map Scaling Practice
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work for calculations.
1. What does a map scale of 1:100,000 mean?
1 inch on the map represents 100,000 feet in real life.
1 unit on the map represents 100,000 of the same units in real life.
1 kilometer on the map represents 100,000 miles in real life.
The map is 100,000 times larger than the actual area.
2. If a map has a scale of 1 cm = 5 km, how many centimeters on the map would represent 25 km in reality?
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25 cm
3. A scale uses a ratio or fraction to express the relationship between map distance and ground distance.
4. If a map shows a distance of 3 inches, and the scale is 1 inch = 50 miles, the actual distance is miles.
5. A map has a graphic scale bar. If the bar represents 100 kilometers and measures 2 centimeters on the map, what is the verbal scale of the map?
6. A large-scale map shows a small area with a great amount of detail.
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