Measuring Map Distances
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📏 Measuring Map Distances 🗺️
Part 1: Understanding Map Scale
If 1 cm on the map equals 2 kilometers in real life:
a) How many real kilometers would 3 cm represent?
b) How many real kilometers would 5.5 cm represent?
Show your working out below:
Part 2: My Pace Length
Measure your pace length:
Number of steps to walk 10 meters:
My average pace length = meters
Part 3: Map Measurements
Using your ruler, measure the distance between:
Show your calculations:
Part 4: Reflection
1. Which method was more accurate - using the map or pacing? Why?
2. What challenges did you face when measuring distances today?
Challenge Question! 🌟
If the map scale is 1:50,000, how many centimeters on the map would represent 2 kilometers in real life?
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