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Use these Social Studies worksheets to teach map skills, including using a compass rose, using a scale of miles, reading a map key, finding places on a street map.
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.
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.
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.
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
Children practice calculating relative distances between locations on a map with this map scale worksheet. Students learn that because maps are drawn to scale, people can use small units of measurement to calculate large distances.
Map Scale. One of the most important skills in reading maps is understanding scale. This measurement worksheet teaches second graders to use map scale to determine true distances. They’ll practice measuring distance on a map with a ruler, then use scale to find distance in miles.
