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Map Scale Conversion Practice
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Map Scale Conversion Practice
📏 Part 1: Scale Conversions
1. If a map scale is 1:50,000, what is the actual distance in kilometres when the map distance is 6 centimetres?
1 kilometre
3 kilometres
30 kilometres
300 kilometres
2. On a map with scale 1:25,000, a rectangular field measures 8cm × 4cm. What is its actual area in square metres?
🧭 Part 2: Map Direction & Scale Application
3. A park is located 3cm north and 2cm east from the town centre on a 1:10,000 scale map. What are the actual distances in metres?
4. Convert these map measurements to real distances:
Scale 1:100,000
a) 5cm = _______ km
b) 2.5cm = _______ km
c) 7cm = _______ km
5. If a square on the map measures 3cm × 3cm at a scale of 1:5,000, what is the actual area in square metres?
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