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Activity 7: Measuring distances using a line scale on the map of South Africa Use the map of South Africa provided in the map section at the end of this document to measure the distance between Cape Town and:-1. Beaufort West _____ km 2. East London _____ km 3. Johannesburg _____ km
Maryvale College Primary. Grade 7 Geography . Worksheet RL-2: Calculating distances on maps. NEW CONCEPT: MEASURING DISTANCES ON MAPS 1. Measuring direct distances. A direct distance is the shortest straight line distance between two places/points. You can use a ruler to measure it.
Study the sketch map below and answer the questions. 1. Using the 8 compass points, give the direction from the Ken Sports Field to: a. Sunshine Primary b. The railway station c. Spar 2. Why are only some street names on the sketch map? 3. List 2 differences between the sketch map above and the street map of Germiston on page 5. 4.
How to use this atlas in the classroom activities. Worksheet 1: Street maps. Worksheet 2: Distances on a map. Worksheet 3: Scale. Worksheet 4: Compass directions. Worksheet 5: Sketch maps. Worksheet 6: The globe: Earth’s rotation – day and night. Worksheet 7: The globe: latitude and longitude.
Durban 30° S, 30° E, South Africa SCALE 2. Calculate the distance between the points mentioned on the map below. The distance between A and B is 60 km The distance between B and C is 40 km The distance between C and D is 80 km The distance between C and A is 50 km The distance between A and D is 7.7km 3.
GEOGRAPHY - GRADE 4. GEOGRAPHY - GRADE 4. Revision: A Map of South Africa. Land and sea on the map. South Africa is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The sea on a map is often shown as blue. Land is shown in different colours. Every province or country will be shown in a different colour. The line where the land meets the sea is called the.
simplified because the places are all on one straight line. However similar principles apply to the real charts such as the one on this page and the one that accompanies this problem that you can download from the AIMING HIGHER website. It gives distances between most of the major towns and cities in South Africa. Learning objectives
