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Learn how to measure distances on a map with this short and handy guide, no matter what kind of scale the map has. Have a ruler at the ready.
To show distances accurately on a map, mapmakers use a scale. A map scale helps you measure distance on a map. Look at the scale on this map. It shows that 1 centimetre equals. 10 kilometres. That means that 1 centimetrs on the map stands for. 10 kilometres on Earth.
21 cze 2024 · Measuring Distances on a Map. Students use a map scale to measure distance between cities and other places on a map of your state. They create and exchange quizzes and use an interactive map to check their answers.
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Use the scale on the map and the ruler at the bottom of the page to answer the distance questions below. Be sure to measure from the center of the first to the center of the second .
Grades 2-4. Measuring Distances on a Map Students use a map scale to measure distance between cities and other places on a map of your state. They create and exchange quizzes and use an interactive map to check their answers. • explain the purpose of a map scale • identify the two kinds of measurement used on a map scale
They then apply what they have learned by cutting out a small map scale to measure distances on a map of South America. This resource, designed for a fourth grade social studies curriculum, integrates well into a unit on geography and measurement. Download Free Worksheet.
